CVE-2017-1000367

Public Exploit

Description

Todd 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.

Category

6.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 16.46% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory sudo.ws
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3304-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-15 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98745 vdb entry third party advisory
https://www.sudo.ws/alerts/linux_tty.html vendor advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jun/3 third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VXEXC4NNIG2QOZY6N2YUK246KI3D3UQO/ vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1382 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/142783/Sudo-get_process_ttyname-Race-Condition.html exploit vdb entry third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-05/msg00077.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-05/msg00078.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3867 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-05/msg00079.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42183/ exploit vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/30/16 mailing list exploit third party advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1381 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038582 exploit vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/12/22/5 mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/12/22/6 mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-1000367?
CVE-2017-1000367 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-1000367?
To fix CVE-2017-1000367, 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-2017-1000367 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-1000367 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~16% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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