CVE-2012-2337

high
Published 2012-05-18 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
7.2
VIR risk
7.2

Description

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2337

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/netmask.html

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed1.8.3p2-1.1
debian debianbullseyefixed1.8.3p2-1.1
debian debianforkyfixed1.8.3p2-1.1
debian debiansidfixed1.8.3p2-1.1
debian debiantrixiefixed1.8.3p2-1.1

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
todd_millersudo1.6
todd_millersudo1.6.1
todd_millersudo1.6.2
todd_millersudo1.6.2p3
todd_millersudo1.6.3
todd_millersudo1.6.3_p7
todd_millersudo1.6.4
todd_millersudo1.6.4p2
todd_millersudo1.6.5
todd_millersudo1.6.6
todd_millersudo1.6.7
todd_millersudo1.6.7p5
todd_millersudo1.6.8
todd_millersudo1.6.8p12
todd_millersudo1.6.9
todd_millersudo1.6.9p20
todd_millersudo1.6.9p21
todd_millersudo1.6.9p22
todd_millersudo1.6.9p23

References

CWEs

CWE-264

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.