CVE-2012-2337
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.2
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 1.8.3p2-1.1 |
| sid | Fixed | 1.8.3p2-1.1 |
| forky | Fixed | 1.8.3p2-1.1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 1.8.3p2-1.1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 1.8.3p2-1.1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6 | |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.1 | |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.2 | |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.2p3 | |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.3 | |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.3_p7 | |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.4 | |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.4p2 | |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.5 | |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.6 | |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.7 | |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.7p5 | |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.8 | |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.8p12 | |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.9 | |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.9p20 | |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.9p21 | |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.9p22 | |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.9p23 | |
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/081432.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49219
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49244
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49291
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49948
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2478
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:079
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027077
- http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/netmask.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=820677
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2337/
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2337
CWEs
CWE-264
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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