High severity · published May 29, 2018
CVE-2016-7076
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…
7.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 41% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SU
Sudo · Sudo Project
1.6.8 through 1.8.18 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7076
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7076
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2872.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95778
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-7076
security.netapp.com
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181127-0002/
usn.ubuntu.com
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3968-1/
usn.ubuntu.com
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3968-3/
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