CVE-2017-1000367

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-1000367
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-06-05 14:29:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionTodd 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 6.4 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-362 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary6.4MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary6.9AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Sudo Project Sudo All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Sudo 1.8.20 - 'get_process_ttyname()' Local Privilege Escalation - Linux local Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
USN-3304-1: Sudo vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2017:1455-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Qualys Security Advisory - CVE-2017-1000367 in Sudo's get_process_ttyname() for Linux af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3867-1 sudo af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Sudo get_process_ttyname() Race Condition ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Full Disclosure: Qualys Security Advisory - CVE-2017-1000367 in Sudo's get_process_ttyname() for Linux af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Potential file overwrite or tty access on Linux af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.sudo.ws Vendor Advisory
oss-security - Re: [Linux] /proc/pid/stat parsing bugs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
oss-security - Re: [Linux] /proc/pid/stat parsing bugs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Sudo '/src/ttyname.c' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2017:1450-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Sudo get_process_ttyname() Command Validation Flaw Lets Local Users Obtain Root Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
sudo: Privilege escalation (GLSA 201705-15) — Gentoo Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2017:1446-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 25 Update: sudo-1.8.20p2-1.fc25 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 25 Update: sudo-1.8.20p2-1.fc25 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists MITRE lists.fedoraproject.org
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Legacy QID Mappings

  • 378224 Virtuozzo Linux Security Update for sudo (VZLSA-2017:1382)
  • 390227 Oracle Managed Virtualization (VM) Server for x86 Security Update for sudo (OVMSA-2021-0012)
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