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Sudo Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (Baron Samedit) Vulnerability (Version-based LSC)
Information
Severity
Severity
Critical
Family
Family
Buffer overflow
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
10.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
3 years ago
Modified
Modified
3 years ago
Summary
Sudo is prone to a heap-based buffer overflow dubbed 'Baron Samedit'.
Insight
Insight
Sudo is allowing privilege escalation to root via 'sudoedit -s' and a command-line argument that ends with a single backslash character.
Affected Software
Affected Software
All legacy versions from 1.8.2 to 1.8.31p2 and all stable versions from 1.9.0 to 1.9.5p1 in their default configuration.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Update to version 1.9.5p2 or later.