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. 21, 2024, 2:57 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-7076 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Sudo_project sudo

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-7076 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the 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.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2872.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95778
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-7076
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181127-0002/
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3968-1/
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3968-3/
    Added Reference https://www.sudo.ws/alerts/noexec_wordexp.html
  • 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]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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