CVE-2012-2337 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2012-2337

sudo 1.6.x and 1.7.x before 1.7.9p1, and 1.8.x before 1.8.4p5,...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

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Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Software

sudo
Vulnerable Versions:
1.6, 1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.6.2p3, 1.6.3, 1.6.3_p7, 1.6.4, 1.6.4p2, 1.6.5, 1.6.6, 1.6.7, 1.6.7p5, 1.6.8, 1.6.8p12, 1.6.9, 1.6.9p20, 1.6.9p21, 1.6.9p22, 1.6.9p23

Timeline

Official Publish: May 18th, 2012
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.