CVE-2017-1000368

8.2 highEPSS 0.6%

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

CVSS 3.0

8.2 high

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 47% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-20
Published: 2017-06-05
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

sudo_project:sudo

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98838
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1574
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10205
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-04
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3968-1/

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