CVE-2015-8239

Description

The SHA-2 digest support in the sudoers plugin in sudo after 1.8.7 allows local users with write permissions to parts of the called command to replace them before it is executed.

Category

7.0
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.88% Top 30%
Third-Party Advisory openwall.com Third-Party Advisory redhat.com Third-Party Advisory sudo.ws Third-Party Advisory sudo.ws Third-Party Advisory sudo.ws
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/397722cdd7ec issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://www.sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/0cd3cc8fa195 issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1283635 issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/18/22 third party advisory mailing list
https://www.sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/24a3d9215c64 issue tracking third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-8239?
CVE-2015-8239 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-8239?
To fix CVE-2015-8239, 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-2015-8239 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-8239 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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