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CVE-2016-7076 Detail

Description

sudo before version 1.8.18p1 is vulnerable to a bypass in the sudo noexec restriction if application run via sudo executed wordexp() C library function with a user supplied argument. A local user permitted to run such application via sudo with noexec restriction could possibly use this flaw to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2872.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95778 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-7076 Issue Tracking 
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181127-0002/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3968-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3968-3/
https://www.sudo.ws/alerts/noexec_wordexp.html Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') cwe source acceptance level NIST  
CWE-184 Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs Red Hat, Inc.  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-7076
NVD Published Date:
05/29/2018
NVD Last Modified:
11/06/2023
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.