sudo: Multiple netmask values used in Host / Host_List configuration cause any host to be allowed access
Published May 18, 2012
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.40%
Description
sudo 1.6.x and 1.7.x before 1.7.9p1, and 1.8.x before 1.8.4p5, does not properly support configurations that use a netmask syntax, which allows local users to bypass intended command restrictions in opportunistic circumstances by executing a command on a host that has an IPv4 address.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.6
- 1.6.1
- 1.6.2
- 1.6.2p3
- 1.6.3
- 1.6.3_p7
- 1.6.4
- 1.6.4p2
- 1.6.5
- 1.6.6
- 1.6.7
- 1.6.7p5
- 1.6.8
- 1.6.8p12
- 1.6.9
- 1.6.9p20
- 1.6.9p21
- 1.6.9p22
- 1.6.9p23
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
sudo-0:1.7.2p1-14.el5_8
Fixed · RHSA-2012:1081
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
sudo-0:1.7.4p5-12.el6_3
Fixed · RHSA-2012:1081
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | sudo-0:1.7.2p1-14.el5_8 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1081 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | sudo-0:1.7.4p5-12.el6_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1081 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00399) | 31.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00399) | 31.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00074) | 19.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.80% (0.04804) | 89.26th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 4.80% (0.04804) | 88.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 5.84% (0.05839) | 90.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.80% (0.04804) | 88.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.80% (0.04804) | 74.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (14)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/081432.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49219 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49244 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49291 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49948 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2478 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:079 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027077 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/netmask.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2337 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=820677 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2337
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2337
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2337/ x_refsource_MISC
Change history (0)
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