CVE-2017-1000368

HIGH

Todd Miller's sudo <1.8.20p1 - Info Disclosure, Command Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.sudo.ws/alerts/linux_tty.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-04
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98838
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1574
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10205
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3968-1/
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3968-2/

Scores

CVSS v3 8.2
EPSS 0.0057
EPSS Percentile 43.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (2)
sudo_project/sudo 1.8.20 p1
sudo_project/sudo < 1.8.20
Published Jun 05, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026