CVE-2017-1000368
high
CVSS v3
8.2
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
8.2
Description
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
78%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1.8.20p1-1.1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1.8.20p1-1.1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1.8.20p1-1.1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.8.20p1-1.1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1.8.20p1-1.1 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98838
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1574
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10205
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-04
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3968-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3968-2/
- https://www.sudo.ws/alerts/linux_tty.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-1000368.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-1000368
CWEs
CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.