CVE-2016-7076

Medium

Description

sudo before version 1.8.18p1 is vulnerable to a bypass in the sudo noexec restriction if application run via sudo executed wordexp() C library function with a user supplied argument. A local user permitted to run such application via sudo with noexec restriction could possibly use this flaw to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.4
Exploit probability—
ProductSudo
PublishedMay 29, 2018
First seenMay 29, 2018
Weakness typeCWE-184CWE-184

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
sudo_project sudo1.6.8 ≤ v ≤ 1.8.18—

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