Medium severity · published Jun 5, 2017
CVE-2017-1000367
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…
6.4
CVSS
8.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)8.1% · higher than 95% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SU
Sudo · Sudo Project
through 1.8.20 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000367
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1000367
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-Condition.html
Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jun/3
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3867
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