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    CVE-2012-0809

    Format string vulnerability in the sudo_debug function in Sudo 1.8.0 through 1.8.3p1 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via format string sequences in the program name for sudo.

    Published:Jan 30, 2012
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Feb 1, 2012
    EPSS Score:0.60737
    CVSS Score:7.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Todd Miller
    Product
    Sudo

    Exploits

    http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2012-01/att-0591/advisory_sudo.txthttp://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/sudo_debug.htmlhttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2012-01/att-0591/advisory_sudo.txthttp://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/sudo_debug.htmlhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18436https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25134

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High