Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.0 6.4/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-05/msg00077.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-05/msg00078.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-05/msg00079.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/142783/Sudo-get_process_ttyname-Race-Condition.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jun/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3867Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/30/16Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/12/22/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/12/22/6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98745Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038582Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3304-1Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1381Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1382Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VXEXC4NNIG2QOZY6N2YUK246KI3D3UQO/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-15Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42183/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.sudo.ws/alerts/linux_tty.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-05/msg00077.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-05/msg00078.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-05/msg00079.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/142783/Sudo-get_process_ttyname-Race-Condition.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jun/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3867Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/30/16Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/12/22/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/12/22/6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98745Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038582Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3304-1Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1381Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1382Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VXEXC4NNIG2QOZY6N2YUK246KI3D3UQO/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-15Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42183/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.sudo.ws/alerts/linux_tty.htmlVendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Jun 5, 2017
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified