🖥️Sudo Security Bypass: CVE-2019-14287

A tutorial room exploring CVE-2019-14287 in the Unix Sudo Program. Room One in the SudoVulns Series

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Room Attributes	Value
Subscription Required	False [Free]
Type	Walkthrough
Difficulty	Info
Tags	SudoVulns, CVE-2019-14287, Sudo, Beginner

Task 1 - Deploy!

Deployed!

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Task 2 - Security Bypass

What command are you allowed to run with sudo?

HINT: Try using: sudo -l to see your privileges

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🚩/bin/bash

What is the flag in /root/root.txt?

HINT: Get root using sudo (as a user with UID -1) with the command you found in the last question, then use cat /root/root.txt to get the flag.

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🚩THM{l33t_s3cur1ty_bypass}