CVE-2017-1000368

Publication date 5 June 2017

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.2 · High

Score breakdown

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
sudo 19.04 disco
Fixed 1.8.20p2-1ubuntu1
18.10 cosmic
Fixed 1.8.20p2-1ubuntu1
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 1.8.20p2-1ubuntu1
17.10 artful
Fixed 1.8.20p2-1ubuntu1
17.04 zesty Ignored end of life
16.10 yakkety Ignored end of life
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 1.8.16-0ubuntu1.6
14.04 LTS trusty

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Patch details

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Package Patch details
sudo

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.2 · High
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Scope Changed
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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