CVE-2012-2337

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-2337
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-05-18 18:55:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
Descriptionsudo 1.6.x and 1.7.x before 1.7.9p1, and 1.8.x before 1.8.4p5, does not properly support configurations that use a netmask syntax, which allows local users to bypass intended command restrictions in opportunistic circumstances by executing a command on a host that has an IPv4 address.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.2 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.1 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.2 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.2p3 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.3 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.3_p7 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.4 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.4p2 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.5 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.6 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.7 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.7p5 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.8 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.8p12 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.9 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.9p20 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.9p21 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.9p22 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.9p23 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Alerts - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Security Alerts - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Security Alerts - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
CVE-2012-2337 | SUSE af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.suse.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2478-1 sudo af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Sudo Netmask Error Lets Remote Authenticated Users Bypass Host Access Controls - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 17 Update: sudo-1.8.3p1-7.fc17 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2012:079 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Security Advisory SA49948 - Red Hat update for sudo - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
IP addresses in sudoers with netmask may match additional hosts af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.sudo.ws Vendor Advisory
Bug 820677 – CVE-2012-2337 sudo: Multiple netmask values used in Host / Host_List configuration cause any host to be allowed access af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
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