UBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000368

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000368

    Published: 5 Jun 2017Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-1000368, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/06/02/7, https://www.sudo.ws/alerts/linux_tty.html, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3968-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3968-2, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1000368

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: sudo

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.5+esm1

    Affected versions

    1.8.6p3-0ubuntu3
    1.8.8-2ubuntu1
    1.8.8-2ubuntu2
    1.8.9p4-1ubuntu1
    1.8.9p4-1ubuntu2
    1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1
    1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.1
    1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.2
    1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.3
    1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.4

    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