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CVE-2012-0809

This CVE name corresponds to:

Entered Topic
2012-01-30 sudo -- format string vulnerability

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Details

Type Candidate
Name CVE-2012-0809
Phase Assigned(20120119)

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.

References

Source Reference
FULLDISC 20120130 Advisory: sudo 1.8 Format String Vulnerability
MISC http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2012-01/att-0591/advisory_sudo.txt
CONFIRM http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/sudo_debug.html

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