CVE-2017-1000368 (GCVE-0-2017-1000368)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-06-05 16:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 22:00
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Todd Miller's sudo version 1.8.20p1 and earlier is vulnerable to an input validation (embedded newlines) in the get_process_ttyname() function resulting in information disclosure and command execution.
Severity
8.2 (High)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
7 references
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|---|---|
| https://www.sudo.ws/alerts/linux_tty.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-04 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98838 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1574 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=conten… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3968-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3968-2/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU |
Date Public
2017-05-30 00:00
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