# CVE-2012-2337: 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 all

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-05-18 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=820677
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49219
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49948
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49244
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:079
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49291
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2478
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027077
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2337/
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/081432.html
- http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/netmask.html

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