CVE-2017-1000367 (GCVE-0-2017-1000367)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-06-05 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 22:00
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
6.4 (Medium)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
18 references
Date Public
2017-05-30 00:00
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