Vulnerability in Sudo_project Sudo
CVE-2023-42465
Sudo before 1.9.15 might allow row hammer attacks (for authentication bypass or privilege escalation) because application logic sometimes is based on not equaling an error value (instead of equaling a success value), and because the values…
EPSS: 0.005 (41.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Sudo_project Sudo
- N/a — versions n/a
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Release Notes)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Mailing List)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch)
- cve@mitre.org (Technical Description, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Release Notes)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-42465?
- CVE-2023-42465 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sudo_project Sudo. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2023-12-22.
- How severe is CVE-2023-42465?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-42465 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.