DEBIAN-CVE-2012-0809

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2012-0809

    Published: 1 Feb 2012Last Modified: 5 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2012-0809

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-0809

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: sudo

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/sudo?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.8.3p2-1

    Affected versions

    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
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