CVE-2012-2337

Public on 2012-05-18
Modified on 2014-09-14
Description
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.
Severity
Medium severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
6.8
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 1 sudo 2012-07-25 ALAS-2012-110 Fixed

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv2 6.8 AV:N/AC:H/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD CVSSv2 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity Red Hat: CVE-2012-2337 Mitre: CVE-2012-2337