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CVE-2016-70766.4MediumCWE-184

CVE-2016-7076: Sudo Project vulnerability

Sudo Project · sudo

Fixed in 1.8.18p1 · Affected: Sudo Project before 1.8.18p1 · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)

Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.

0.5%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
40th percentile
050100

Higher than 40% of scored CVEs

6.4MediumCVSS 3.0
LowMedium

DescriptionCVE.org

sudo before version 1.8.18p1 is vulnerable to a bypass in the sudo noexec restriction if application run via sudo executed wordexp() C library function with a user supplied argument. A local user permitted to run such application via sudo with noexec restriction could possibly use this flaw to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges.

Affected products1

From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.

  • [UNKNOWN] · sudosudo 1.8.18p1

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Exploitation
Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public check
No public nuclei template
Published
May 2018

CoverageNo articles yet

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