Vulnerability in Sudo_project Sudo

CVE-2017-1000367

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.

Vulnerability class: Race Condition

EPSS: 0.199 (95.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1000367?
CVE-2017-1000367 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sudo_project Sudo, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2017-06-05.
How severe is CVE-2017-1000367?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-1000367 known to be exploited?
63 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.