CVE-2017-1000367

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-1000367
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-06-05 14:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:37:00 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

Problem Types: CWE-362

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Sudo Project Sudo All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - Qualys Security Advisory - CVE-2017-1000367 in Sudo's get_process_ttyname() for Linux MLIST www.openwall.com Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 25 Update: sudo-1.8.20p2-1.fc25 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
oss-security - Re: [Linux] /proc/pid/stat parsing bugs MLIST www.openwall.com
Full Disclosure: Qualys Security Advisory - CVE-2017-1000367 in Sudo's get_process_ttyname() for Linux FULLDISC seclists.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
sudo: Privilege escalation (GLSA 201705-15) — Gentoo Security GENTOO security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
Sudo '/src/ttyname.c' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Sudo get_process_ttyname() Race Condition ≈ Packet Storm MISC packetstormsecurity.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2017:1455-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
Sudo get_process_ttyname() Command Validation Flaw Lets Local Users Obtain Root Privileges - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
USN-3304-1: Sudo vulnerability | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 25 Update: sudo-1.8.20p2-1.fc25 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
Potential file overwrite or tty access on Linux CONFIRM www.sudo.ws Vendor Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2017:1446-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
Sudo 1.8.20 - 'get_process_ttyname()' Local Privilege Escalation - Linux local Exploit EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
oss-security - Re: [Linux] /proc/pid/stat parsing bugs MLIST www.openwall.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3867-1 sudo DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2017:1450-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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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