CVE-2017-1000367

moderate-risk
Published 2017-06-05

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.

Do I need to act?

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19.4% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 81% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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1 public exploit available
42183
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 6.4/10 Medium
LOCAL / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Sudo Project

References (36)

Third Party Advisory http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-05/msg00077.html
Third Party Advisory http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-05/msg00078.html
Third Party Advisory http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-05/msg00079.html
Exploit http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/142783/Sudo-get_process_ttyname-Race-Condit...
Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jun/3
Third Party Advisory http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3867
Exploit http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/30/16
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/12/22/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/12/22/6
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98745
Exploit http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038582
Third Party Advisory http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3304-1
Third Party Advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1381
Third Party Advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1382
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro...
Third Party Advisory https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-15
Third Party Advisory https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42183/
Vendor Advisory https://www.sudo.ws/alerts/linux_tty.html
Third Party Advisory http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-05/msg00077.html
Third Party Advisory http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-05/msg00078.html
and 16 more references
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moderate-risk
Severity 17/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 14/34 · Moderate
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal