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    CVE-2012-2337

    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.

    Published:May 16, 2012
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:May 18, 2012
    EPSS Score:0.00047
    CVSS Score:7.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Todd Miller
    Product
    Sudo

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/081432.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/49219
    http://secunia.com/advisories/49244
    http://secunia.com/advisories/49291
    http://secunia.com/advisories/49948
    http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2478
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:079
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027077
    http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/netmask.html
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=820677
    https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2337/
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/081432.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/49219
    http://secunia.com/advisories/49244
    http://secunia.com/advisories/49291
    http://secunia.com/advisories/49948
    http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2478
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:079
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027077
    http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/netmask.html
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=820677
    https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2337/

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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