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.
CVSS Metrics
- Vector
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Access Vector
- local
- Access Cmplx
- low
- Auth
- none
- Confidentiality
- complete
- Integrity
- complete
- Availability
- complete
- Weaknesses
- CWE-264
Metadata
- Primary Vendor
- TODD_MILLER
- Published
- 5/18/2012
- Last Modified
- 4/11/2025
- Source
- NIST NVD
- Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.
Affected Products
todd_miller : sudotodd_miller : sudotodd_miller : sudotodd_miller : sudotodd_miller : sudotodd_miller : sudotodd_miller : sudotodd_miller : sudotodd_miller : sudotodd_miller : sudotodd_miller : sudotodd_miller : sudotodd_miller : sudotodd_miller : sudotodd_miller : sudotodd_miller : sudotodd_miller : sudotodd_miller : sudotodd_miller : sudo
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