Current 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.
Source:
MITRE
Description Last Modified:
06/05/2017
View Analysis Description
Analysis 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.
Source:
MITRE
Description Last Modified:
06/05/2017
Impact
CVSS v3.0 Severity and Metrics:
Base Score:
8.2 HIGH
Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
(V3 legend)
Impact Score:
6.0
Exploitability Score:
1.5
Attack Vector (AV):
Local
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
High
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Changed
Confidentiality (C):
High
Integrity (I):
High
Availability (A):
High
CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:
Base Score:
7.2 HIGH
Vector:
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
(V2 legend)
Impact Subscore:
10.0
Exploitability Subscore:
3.9
Access Vector (AV):
Local
Access Complexity (AC):
Low
Authentication (AU):
None
Confidentiality (C):
Complete
Integrity (I):
Complete
Availability (A):
Complete
Additional Information:
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
Allows unauthorized modification
Allows disruption of service
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Change History
6 change records found
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Modified Analysis -
10/31/2018 2:33:11 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Changed |
CPE Configuration |
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.8.20p1 |
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:sudo_project:sudo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.8.20
*cpe:2.3:a:sudo_project:sudo:1.8.20:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1574 No Types Assigned |
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1574 Third Party Advisory |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10205 No Types Assigned |
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10205 Third Party Advisory |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-04 No Types Assigned |
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-04 Third Party Advisory |
CVE Modified by MITRE -
1/4/2018 9:31:25 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
|
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1574 [No Types Assigned] |
CVE Modified by MITRE -
10/30/2017 9:29:01 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
|
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10205 [No Types Assigned] |
CVE Modified by MITRE -
10/9/2017 9:30:20 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
|
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-04 [No Types Assigned] |
Initial Analysis -
6/8/2017 2:19:45 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
CPE Configuration |
|
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.8.20p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) |
| Added |
CVSS V2 |
|
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) |
| Added |
CVSS V3 |
|
AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Added |
CWE |
|
CWE-20 |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98838 No Types Assigned |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98838 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
https://www.sudo.ws/alerts/linux_tty.html No Types Assigned |
https://www.sudo.ws/alerts/linux_tty.html Vendor Advisory |
CVE Modified by MITRE -
6/6/2017 9:29:00 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
|
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98838 [No Types Assigned] |