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CVE-2012-2337

Published: 16 May 2012

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.

Notes

AuthorNote
tyhicks
Not easy to reproduce and requires that the user exploiting this flaw
to already be specified in the sudoers file

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
sudo
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy
Released (1.6.9p10-1ubuntu3.9)
lucid
Released (1.7.2p1-1ubuntu5.4)
natty
Released (1.7.4p4-5ubuntu7.2)
oneiric
Released (1.7.4p6-1ubuntu2.1)
precise
Released (1.8.3p1-1ubuntu3.2)
upstream
Released (1.8.4p5)
Patches:
upstream: http://www.sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/80b1e4a6d4a1
vendor: http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2478