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CVE-2017-1000368
Todd Miller's sudo version 1.8.20p1 and earlier is vulnerable to an input validation (embedded newlines) in the get_process_ttyname()…
High8.2EPSS 0.57%
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Description
Todd Miller's sudo version 1.8.20p1 and earlier is vulnerable to an input validation (embedded newlines) in the get_process_ttyname() function resulting in information disclosure and command execution.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High8.2 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.57% · top 52% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.2.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (7)
- https://www.sudo.ws/alerts/linux_tty.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- GLSA-201710-04 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 98838 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- RHSA-2017:1574 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10205 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-3968-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-3968-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
Sources
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