CVE-2022-43995

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  3. CVE-2022-43995
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.

7.1 /10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2139911 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/sudo-project/sudo/commit/bd209b9f16fcd1270c13db27ae3329c677d48050 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33465707 Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202211-08 Third Party Advisory
https://www.sudo.ws/security/advisories/ Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2139911 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/sudo-project/sudo/commit/bd209b9f16fcd1270c13db27ae3329c677d48050 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33465707 Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202211-08 Third Party Advisory
https://www.sudo.ws/security/advisories/ Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:sudo_project:sudo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sudo_project:sudo:1.9.12:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

21 Nov 2024, 07:27

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References () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2139911 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2139911 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
References () https://github.com/sudo-project/sudo/commit/bd209b9f16fcd1270c13db27ae3329c677d48050 - Patch, Third Party Advisory () https://github.com/sudo-project/sudo/commit/bd209b9f16fcd1270c13db27ae3329c677d48050 - Patch, Third Party Advisory
References () https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33465707 - Third Party Advisory () https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33465707 - Third Party Advisory
References () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202211-08 - Third Party Advisory () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202211-08 - Third Party Advisory
References () https://www.sudo.ws/security/advisories/ - Vendor Advisory () https://www.sudo.ws/security/advisories/ - Vendor Advisory

22 Nov 2022, 06:15

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References
  • (GENTOO) https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202211-08 -

04 Nov 2022, 15:15

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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 compiler and processor architecture. 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.
References
  • (MISC) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33465707 -
  • (MISC) https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2139911 -
References (MISC) https://www.sudo.ws/security/advisories/ - (MISC) https://www.sudo.ws/security/advisories/ - Vendor Advisory
References (MISC) https://github.com/sudo-project/sudo/commit/bd209b9f16fcd1270c13db27ae3329c677d48050 - (MISC) https://github.com/sudo-project/sudo/commit/bd209b9f16fcd1270c13db27ae3329c677d48050 - Patch, Third Party Advisory
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown 		v2 : unknown
v3 : 7.1
CPE cpe:2.3:a:sudo_project:sudo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE CWE-125

02 Nov 2022, 14:52

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New CVE
Information

Published : 2022-11-02 14:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 07:27

NVD link : CVE-2022-43995

Mitre link : CVE-2022-43995

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-43995

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Products Affected

sudo_project

  • sudo
CWE
CWE-125

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