CVE-2016-7076
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.4 Medium
- Published
- May 29, 2018
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Aug 23, 2016
Description
sudo before version 1.8.18p1 is vulnerable to a bypass in the sudo noexec restriction if application run via sudo executed wordexp() C library function with a user supplied argument. A local user permitted to run such application via sudo with noexec restriction could possibly use this flaw to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 6.4 Medium | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | redhat |
Weaknesses
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
sudo[UNKNOWN] |
|
References
- https://www.sudo.ws/alerts/noexec_wordexp.html
- RHSA-2016:2872vendor-advisory
- 95778vdb-entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-7076
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181127-0002/
- USN-3968-1vendor-advisory
- USN-3968-3vendor-advisory
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