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CVE-2005-1831

HIGH · CVSS 8.4 EPSS 0.40%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2005-05-31 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.4. It affects Linux.

CVE
CVE-2005-1831
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.4
EPSS
0.40%
Linux

Original NVD Description

Sudo 1.6.8p7 on SuSE Linux 9.3, and possibly other Linux distributions, allows local users to gain privileges by using sudo to call su, then entering a blank password and hitting CTRL-C. NOTE: SuSE and multiple third-party researchers have not been able to replicate this issue, stating "Sudo catches SIGINT and returns an empty string for the password so I don't see how this could happen unless the user's actual password was empty.