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CVE-2012-0809

Published: Feb 1, 2012Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-134
7.2HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
3.0%
Top 14.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Format string vulnerability in the sudo_debug function in Sudo 1.8.0 through 1.8.3p1 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via format string sequences in the program name for sudo.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-134

Affected Products

Gentoo Foundation Inc.
oss-project·US
Gentoo LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
todd miller
oss-project·USaka sudo
sudoOn-prem
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
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Exploitability

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Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201203-06.xml
security.gentoo.org
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2012-01/att-0591/advisory_sudo.txt
archives.neohapsis.com
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2012-01/0591.html
archives.neohapsis.com
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