CVE-2012-2337

Description

sudo 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.

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory sudo.ws
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=820677
http://secunia.com/advisories/49219 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/49948 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/49244 third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:079 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/49291 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2478 vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027077 vdb entry
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2337/
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/081432.html vendor advisory
http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/netmask.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-2337?
CVE-2012-2337 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-2337?
To fix CVE-2012-2337, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-2337 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-2337 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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