UpHeron
All vulnerabilities

Servers and applications

CVE-2017-1000368

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.

Severity
High 8.2
Published
5 Jun 2017
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
0.6% in the next 30 daysHigher than 47% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 11 Nov 2026
Weakness
Improper input validation (CWE-20)
Attack
Needs local access · Needs an administrator account · No user action needed
Attacker can
Read data · Change data · Take it down
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
sudoServers and applications · cpe:a:sudo_project:sudo
  • Every version up to 1.8.20
  • Version 1.8.20-p1

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000368
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1000368