CVE-2023-28487 (GCVE-0-2023-28487)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-03-16 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-02 12:38
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Sudo before 1.9.13 does not escape control characters in sudoreplay output.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
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