CVE-2016-7032

HIGH

Sudo < 1.8.15 - Unauthenticated Command Execution Bypass via system or popen Functions

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

sudo_noexec.so in Sudo before 1.8.15 on Linux might allow local users to bypass intended noexec command restrictions via an application that calls the (1) system or (2) popen function.

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2872.html
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1372830
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
https://www.sudo.ws/alerts/noexec_bypass.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95776
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3968-3/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.0
EPSS 0.0034
EPSS Percentile 25.6%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-284
Status published
Products (28)
todd_miller/sudo 1.6.8
todd_miller/sudo 1.6.9
todd_miller/sudo 1.7.0
todd_miller/sudo 1.7.1
todd_miller/sudo 1.7.2
todd_miller/sudo 1.7.3
todd_miller/sudo 1.7.4
todd_miller/sudo 1.7.5
todd_miller/sudo 1.7.6
todd_miller/sudo 1.7.7
... and 18 more
Published Apr 14, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026