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CVE-2016-7091

sudo: It was discovered that the default sudo configuration on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and possibly other Linux implementations preserves…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
4.4
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.4%
percentile 35%
Public exploits
0
none known

sudo: It was discovered that the default sudo configuration on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and possibly other Linux implementations preserves the value of INPUTRC which could lead to information disclosure. A local user with sudo access to a restricted program that uses readline could use this flaw to read content from specially formatted files with elevated privileges provided by sudo.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.40% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 35% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.04.4CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD2.04.9AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/92615 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2016-2593.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • lists.gnu.org /archive/html/bug-readline/2016-05/msg00009.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred

Sources

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