CVE-2012-0809

N/A Unknown

Published: February 01, 2012 Modified: April 29, 2026

Description

Format string vulnerability in the sudo_debug function in Sudo 1.8.0 through 1.8.3p1 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via format string sequences in the program name for sudo.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2012-01/0591.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2012-01/att-0591/advisory_sudo.txt

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Exploit

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201203-06.xml

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/sudo_debug.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Exploit Vendor Advisory

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2012-01/0591.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2012-01/att-0591/advisory_sudo.txt

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201203-06.xml

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/sudo_debug.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit Vendor Advisory

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

N/A / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

3.0%

86th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-134

Affected Vendors

todd_miller

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