CVE-2016-7076
CVSS V2 High 7.2
CVSS V3 High 7.8
Description
sudo before version 1.8.18p1 is vulnerable to a bypass in the sudo noexec restriction if application run via sudo executed wordexp() C library function with a user supplied argument. A local user permitted to run such application via sudo with noexec restriction could possibly use this flaw to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-7076
- Assigner
- secalert@redhat.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2018-05-29T13:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2020-09-30T18:15:14
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:sudo_project:sudo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 1.6.8 | 1.8.18 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- COMPLETE
- Integrity Impact
- COMPLETE
- Availability Impact
- COMPLETE
- Base Score
- 7.2
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 10
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 7.8
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 1.8
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.sudo.ws/alerts/noexec_wordexp.html | Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-7076 | Issue Tracking |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95778 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2872.html | Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181127-0002/ | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3968-1/ | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3968-3/ |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7076 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-7076 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 17:11:36 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-03 06:42:49 | 2018-05-29T13:29Z | 2018-05-29T13:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-03 06:42:49 | 2020-09-30T18:15:14 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-03 06:42:49 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |