CVE-2016-7076
"Sudo Wordexp Bypass"
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.
INFO
Published Date :
May 29, 2018, 1:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 2:34 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2016-7076.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2872.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95778 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-7076 | Issue Tracking |
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181127-0002/ | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3968-1/ | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3968-3/ | |
| https://www.sudo.ws/alerts/noexec_wordexp.html | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2016-7076 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 30, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3968-3/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 11, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 09, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3 Red Hat, Inc. AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-184 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 06, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3968-1/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181127-0002/ [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jul. 09, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-7076 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-7076 Issue Tracking Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95778 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95778 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://www.sudo.ws/alerts/noexec_wordexp.html No Types Assigned https://www.sudo.ws/alerts/noexec_wordexp.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2872.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2872.html Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-77 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sudo_project:sudo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.6.8 up to (including) 1.8.18 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 31, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95778 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2872.html [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-7076 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-7076
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.05635
percentile