CVE-2023-42465
Sudo Row Hammer Attack
Description
Sudo before 1.9.15 might allow row hammer attacks (for authentication bypass or privilege escalation) because application logic sometimes is based on not equaling an error value (instead of equaling a success value), and because the values do not resist flips of a single bit.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 22, 2023, 4:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 18, 2024, 3:15 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2023-42465 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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The following list is the news that have been mention
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2023-42465 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]
Feb. 18, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R4Q23NHCKCLFIHSNY6KJ27GM7FSCEVXM/ [No types assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 08, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference MITRE https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240208-0002/ [No types assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 28, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U6XMRUJCPII4MPWG43HTYR76DGLEYEFZ/ [No types assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 24, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference MITRE https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-29 [No types assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 03, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.02545 No Types Assigned https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.02545 Technical Description, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/sudo-project/sudo/commit/7873f8334c8d31031f8cfa83bd97ac6029309e4f No Types Assigned https://github.com/sudo-project/sudo/commit/7873f8334c8d31031f8cfa83bd97ac6029309e4f Patch Changed Reference Type https://github.com/sudo-project/sudo/releases/tag/SUDO_1_9_15 No Types Assigned https://github.com/sudo-project/sudo/releases/tag/SUDO_1_9_15 Release Notes Changed Reference Type https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/21/9 No Types Assigned https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/21/9 Exploit, Mailing List Changed Reference Type https://www.sudo.ws/releases/changelog/ No Types Assigned https://www.sudo.ws/releases/changelog/ Release Notes Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sudo_project:sudo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.9.15 -
CVE Received by [email protected]
Dec. 22, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Sudo before 1.9.15 might allow row hammer attacks (for authentication bypass or privilege escalation) because application logic sometimes is based on not equaling an error value (instead of equaling a success value), and because the values do not resist flips of a single bit. Added Reference MITRE https://www.sudo.ws/releases/changelog/ [No types assigned] Added Reference MITRE https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/21/9 [No types assigned] Added Reference MITRE https://github.com/sudo-project/sudo/commit/7873f8334c8d31031f8cfa83bd97ac6029309e4f [No types assigned] Added Reference MITRE https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.02545 [No types assigned] Added Reference MITRE https://github.com/sudo-project/sudo/releases/tag/SUDO_1_9_15 [No types assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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Exploit Prediction
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0.05 }} 0.01%
score
0.17462
percentile