CVE Vulnerability

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 v3.0 : 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://github.com/sudo-project/sudo/commit/bd209b9f16fcd1270c13db27ae3329c677d48050 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.sudo.ws/security/advisories/ Vendor Advisory
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33465707 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2139911 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202211-08 Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:sudo_project:sudo:1.9.12:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sudo_project:sudo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2022-11-02 02:15

Updated : 2022-12-06 12:15

NVD link : CVE-2022-43995

Mitre link : CVE-2022-43995

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read