High severity8.2NVD Advisory· Published Jun 5, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-1000368
CVE-2017-1000368
Description
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.
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Affected products
14cpe:2.3:a:sudo_project:sudo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:sudo_project:sudo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.8.20
- cpe:2.3:a:sudo_project:sudo:1.8.20:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <=1.8.20p1
- osv-coords11 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/sudo&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/sudo&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/sudo&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/sudo&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/sudo&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/sudo&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20Raspberry%20Pi%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/sudo&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/sudo&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/sudo&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/sudo&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/sudo&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%206
< 1.9.7p2-1.4+ 10 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.9.7p2-1.4
- (no CPE)range: < 1.8.10p3-10.10.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.8.10p3-2.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.8.10p3-10.10.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.8.10p3-2.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.8.10p3-10.10.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.8.10p3-2.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.8.10p3-2.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.8.10p3-10.10.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.8.10p3-10.10.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.8.10p3-2.16.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- www.securityfocus.com/bid/98838nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1574nvdThird Party Advisory
- kc.mcafee.com/corporate/indexnvdThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-04nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.sudo.ws/alerts/linux_tty.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3968-1/nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/3968-2/nvd
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