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CVE-2015-8239

Published: 10 October 2017

The SHA-2 digest support in the sudoers plugin in sudo after 1.8.7 allows local users with write permissions to parts of the called command to replace them before it is executed.

Notes

AuthorNote
sbeattie
command digests are available only in 1.8.7 and higher

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.0

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
sudo
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Not vulnerable
(1.8.16-0ubuntu1)
bionic Not vulnerable
(1.8.16-0ubuntu1)
cosmic Not vulnerable
(1.8.16-0ubuntu1)
disco Not vulnerable
(1.8.16-0ubuntu1)
eoan Not vulnerable
(1.8.16-0ubuntu1)
focal Not vulnerable
(1.8.16-0ubuntu1)
groovy Not vulnerable
(1.8.16-0ubuntu1)
hirsute Not vulnerable
(1.8.16-0ubuntu1)
impish Not vulnerable
(1.8.16-0ubuntu1)
jammy Not vulnerable
(1.8.16-0ubuntu1)
kinetic Not vulnerable
(1.8.16-0ubuntu1)
lunar Not vulnerable
(1.8.16-0ubuntu1)
mantic Not vulnerable
(1.8.16-0ubuntu1)
precise Ignored
(end of life)
trusty Needed

upstream
Released (1.8.16)
vivid Ignored
(end of life)
wily Ignored
(end of life)
xenial Not vulnerable
(1.8.16-0ubuntu1)
yakkety Not vulnerable
(1.8.16-0ubuntu1)
zesty Not vulnerable
(1.8.16-0ubuntu1)
Patches:
upstream: https://www.sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/397722cdd7ec

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.0
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H