FKIE_CVE-2012-2337

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2012-05-18 18:55 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:41
Severity
Summary
sudo 1.6.x and 1.7.x before 1.7.9p1, and 1.8.x before 1.8.4p5, does not properly support configurations that use a netmask syntax, which allows local users to bypass intended command restrictions in opportunistic circumstances by executing a command on a host that has an IPv4 address.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/081432.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/49219
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/49244
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/49291
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/49948
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2478
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:079
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027077
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/netmask.htmlVendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=820677
secalert@redhat.comhttps://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2337/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/081432.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/49219
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/49244
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/49291
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/49948
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2478
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:079
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027077
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/netmask.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=820677
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2337/
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
todd_miller sudo 1.6
todd_miller sudo 1.6.1
todd_miller sudo 1.6.2
todd_miller sudo 1.6.2p3
todd_miller sudo 1.6.3
todd_miller sudo 1.6.3_p7
todd_miller sudo 1.6.4
todd_miller sudo 1.6.4p2
todd_miller sudo 1.6.5
todd_miller sudo 1.6.6
todd_miller sudo 1.6.7
todd_miller sudo 1.6.7p5
todd_miller sudo 1.6.8
todd_miller sudo 1.6.8p12
todd_miller sudo 1.6.9
todd_miller sudo 1.6.9p20
todd_miller sudo 1.6.9p21
todd_miller sudo 1.6.9p22
todd_miller sudo 1.6.9p23
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