# CVE-2017-1000368: Todd Miller's sudo version 1.8.20p1 and earlier is vulnerable to an input validation (embedded newlines) in the get\_process\_ttyname() functi

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-06-05 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Todd Miller's sudo version 1.8.20p1 and earlier is vulnerable to an input validation (embedded newlines) in the get_process_ttyname() function resulting in information disclosure and command execution.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://www.sudo.ws/alerts/linux_tty.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-04
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98838
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1574
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10205
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3968-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3968-2/

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