CVE-2013-1775

Exp

sudo 1.6.0 through 1.7.10p6 and sudo 1.8.0 through 1.8.6p6 allows local users or physically proximate attackers to bypass intended time restrictions and retain privileges without re-authenticating by setting the system clock and sudo user timestamp to the epoch.

Published: 2013-03-05 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2013-1775 is rated High Exploit Risk (79.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 8.13%, 92th percentile). Core evidence: 4 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +6.08% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2013-1775

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
27965 exploit_db edb 2013-08-30 Exploit-DB ↗
27944 exploit_db edb 2013-08-29 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-1775

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-12-07 2.05% 8.13% +6.08%
2 2025-09-26 2.23% 2.05% -0.18%
3 2025-03-30 2.23%

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-1775

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.9 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
3.4 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-1775

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-1775

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2013-1775 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (sudo), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-1775
gentoo high CVE-2013-1775: 1 GLSA(s) (201401-23), 1 atom(s) (app-admin/sudo); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2013-1775
redhat low https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1775
suse medium CVE-2013-1775 severity moderate: SUSE including 33 source package names (sudo, sudo-1.7.6p2-0.17.5, …), 104 product×package rows across 66 product lines (SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0, SUSE Enterprise Storage 7, … (66 product lines)): Known Not Affected 61, Fixed 43. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1775/
ubuntu high CVE-2013-1775 high priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (sudo), 6 status rows across 6 suites (hardy, lucid, oneiric, precise, quantal, upstream): released 6. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-1775

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-1775

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
todd_miller sudo 1.6 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.6.2p3 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.2p3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.6.3 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.6.3_p7 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.6.4 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.6.4p2 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.4p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.6.5 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.6.6 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.6.7 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.6.7p5 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.7p5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.6.8 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.6.8p12 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8p12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.6.9 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.6.9p20 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.9p20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.6.9p21 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.9p21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.6.9p22 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.9p22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.6.9p23 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.9p23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.8.1p1 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.8.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.8.1p2 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.8.1p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.8.3 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.8.3p1 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.8.3p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.8.3p2 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.8.3p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.8.4 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.8.4p1 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.8.4p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.8.4p2 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.8.4p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.8.4p3 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.8.4p3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.8.4p4 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.8.4p4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.8.4p5 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.8.4p5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.8.5 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.8.5p1 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.8.5p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.8.5p2 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.8.5p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.8.5p3 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.8.5p3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.8.6 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.8.6p1 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.8.6p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.8.6p2 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.8.6p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.8.6p3 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.8.6p3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.8.6p4 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.8.6p4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.8.6p5 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.8.6p5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.8.6p6 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.8.6p6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x <= 10.10.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.7.2 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.7.2p1 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.2p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.7.2p2 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.2p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.7.2p3 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.2p3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.7.2p4 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.2p4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.7.2p5 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.2p5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.7.2p6 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.2p6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.7.2p7 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.2p7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.7.3b1 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.3b1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.7.4 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.7.4p1 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.4p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.7.4p2 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.4p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.7.4p3 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.4p3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.7.4p4 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.4p4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.7.4p5 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.4p5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.7.4p6 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.4p6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.7.5 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.7.6 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.7.6p1 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.6p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.7.6p2 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.6p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.7.7 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.7.8 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.7.8p1 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.8p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.7.8p2 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.8p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.7.9 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.7.9p1 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.9p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.7.10 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.7.10p1 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.10p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.7.10p2 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.10p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.7.10p3 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.10p3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.7.10p4 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.10p4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.7.10p5 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.10p5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.7.10p6 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.10p6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-1775

URL Tags
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00002.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00066.html
http://osvdb.org/90677
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1353.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1701.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5880
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2642
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/27/22
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58203
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2013&m=slackware-security.517440
http://www.sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/ddf399e3e306 Exploit Patch
http://www.sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/ebd6cc75020f Exploit Patch
http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/epoch_ticket.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1754-1
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031 Vendor Advisory
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