Todd Miller sudo up to 1.6.9p23 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Todd Miller sudo. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-2337. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Todd Miller sudo (Operating System Utility Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was shared 05/18/2012 with Ubuntu as Bug 820677 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is available at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-2337 since 04/19/2012. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69600 (Amazon Linux AMI : sudo (ALAS-2012-110)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Amazon Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120905 (Solaris 11 Support Repository Update (SRU) 9.5 Missing).

Upgrading to version 1.6.9p21 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (75691), Tenable (69600), SecurityFocus (BID 53569†), Secunia (SA49219†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1027077†). The entries VDB-5385, VDB-5777, VDB-5760 and VDB-6772 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Base Score: 8.4
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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 69600
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : sudo (ALAS-2012-110)
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OpenVAS ID: 71356
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2478-1 (sudo)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: sudo 1.6.9p21

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05/16/2012 +27 days 🔍
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05/18/2012 +2 days 🔍
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09/04/2013 +464 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +565 days 🔍
12/02/2021 +2446 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 820677
Organization: Ubuntu
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-2337 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2337
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-60754

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X-Force: 75691
SecurityFocus: 53569 - Todd Miller Sudo Host_List Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 49219
SecurityTracker: 1027077 - Sudo Netmask Error Lets Remote Authenticated Users Bypass Host Access Controls
Vulnerability Center: 35173 - Sudo 1.6.x, 1.7 before 1.7.9p1, and 1.8 before 1.8.4p5 Local Code Execution Vulnerability, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 12/02/2021 01:04
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (69), 06/16/2017 09:03 (17), 12/02/2021 01:04 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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