CVE-2017-1000367

medium

Description

Todd Miller's sudo version 1.8.20 and earlier is vulnerable to an input validation (embedded spaces) in the get_process_ttyname() function resulting in information disclosure and command execution.

References

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https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42183/

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-15

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1382

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1381

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3304-1

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98745

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3867

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jun/3

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-05/msg00079.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-05/msg00078.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-05/msg00077.html

https://www.sudo.ws/alerts/linux_tty.html

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VXEXC4NNIG2QOZY6N2YUK246KI3D3UQO/

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/12/22/6

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/12/22/5

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-06-05

Updated: 2025-04-20

Named Vulnerability: sudo vulnerability

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H