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CVE-2012-2337

Published: May 18, 2012Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-264
NVD MITRE
7.2CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 68.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

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.

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-264

Affected Products

n/an/a
sudotodd miller
On-prem
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
Debian GNU/LinuxСообщество свободного программного обеспечения
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
todd milleross-projectUSOperating Systemsaka sudo
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=820677
bugzilla.redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/49219
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/49948
secunia.com
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Timeline

Published
May 18, 2012
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2026

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