CVE-2022-43995
7.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Summary
Sudo 1.8.0 through 1.9.12, with the crypt() password backend, contains a plugins/sudoers/auth/passwd.c array-out-of-bounds error that can result in a heap-based buffer over-read. This can be triggered by arbitrary local users with access to Sudo by entering a password of seven characters or fewer. The impact could vary depending on the system libraries, compiler, and processor architecture.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a | affected |
Weaknesses
- n/a
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://www.sudo.ws/security/advisories/
- https://github.com/sudo-project/sudo/commit/bd209b9f16fcd1270c13db27ae3329c677d48050
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33465707
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2139911
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202211-08
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: total
References
- https://www.sudo.ws/security/advisories/
- https://github.com/sudo-project/sudo/commit/bd209b9f16fcd1270c13db27ae3329c677d48050
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33465707
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2139911
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202211-08
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