CVE-2017-1000368

Todd Miller's sudo version 1.8.20p1 and earlier is vulnerable to an input validation (embedded newlines) in the get_process_ttyname() function resulting in information disclosure and command execution.

CVSS v3.0 NVD

8.2 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 NVD

7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

0.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 46th percentile

Published

2017-06-05

Updated

2024-08-05

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• filipnyquist/search_vulns0★ · 2026-09-14

Security advisories

• https://www.sudo.ws/alerts/linux_tty.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98838
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1574
• https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10205
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-04
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/3968-1
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/3968-2

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2018-1133
• CVE-2018-14630
• CVE-2019-14287