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CVE-2017-1000367

Published: 30 May 2017

Todd Miller's sudo version 1.8.20 and earlier is vulnerable to an input validation (embedded spaces) in the get_process_ttyname() function resulting in information disclosure and command execution.

Notes

AuthorNote
sbeattie
code to parse /proc/pid/stat and walk /dev is not present
in precise

Priority

High

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.4

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
sudo
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
trusty
Released (1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.4)
upstream Needs triage

xenial
Released (1.8.16-0ubuntu1.4)
yakkety
Released (1.8.16-0ubuntu3.2)
zesty
Released (1.8.19p1-1ubuntu1.1)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.4
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H