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CVE-2015-8239

HIGH
7.0CVSS
Published: 2017-10-10
Updated: 2025-04-20
AI Analysis

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
local
Complexity
high
Privileges
low
User Action
none
Scope
unchanged
Confidentiality
high
Integrity
high
Availability
high
Weaknesses
CWE-362

Metadata

Primary Vendor
SUDO_PROJECT
Published
10/10/2017
Last Modified
4/20/2025
Source
NIST NVD
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Affected Products

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