Sigma rule: Sudo Privilege Escalation CVE-2019-14287 - Builtin

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-0c44afab665b, updated 2022-11-26T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Sudo Privilege Escalation CVE-2019-14287 - Builtin
Status
test
Level
critical
Author
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Date
2019-10-15
Modified
2022-11-26
File
rules-emerging-threats/2019/Exploits/CVE-2019-14287/lnx_sudo_exploit_cve_2019_14287.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects users trying to exploit sudo vulnerability reported in CVE-2019-14287

Log source

product
linux
service
sudo

Detection

selection_user:
    USER:
        - '#-*'
        - '#*4294967295'
condition: selection_user

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unlikely

Tags

  • attack.privilege-escalation
  • attack.t1068
  • attack.t1548.003
  • cve.2019-14287
  • detection.emerging-threats

CVEs this rule names

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

Related rules

References

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-emerging-threats/2019/Exploits/CVE-2019-14287/lnx_sudo_exploit_cve_2019_14287.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Sudo Privilege Escalation CVE-2019-14287 - Builtin" by Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-emerging-threats/2019/Exploits/CVE-2019-14287/lnx_sudo_exploit_cve_2019_14287.yml.
    Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License

    Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1

Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: Sudo Privilege Escalation CVE-2019-14287 - Builtin",
entity page, dataset version ref-0c44afab665b, updated 2022-11-26T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/7fcc54cb-f27d-4684-84b7-436af096f858 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 7fcc54cb-f27d-4684-84b7-436af096f858, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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