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CVE-2017-1000367

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2017-06-05
  • WeaknessCWE-362

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Description

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

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2017-06-0514:29CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2017-06-14Exploit-DB entryExploit-DB
  3. 2026-10-2319:23First public proof of conceptPoC-in-GitHub

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Sudo project sudo
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.8≤ 1.8.20no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • sudoUbuntu:16.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 1.8.16-0ubuntu1.4
  • sudoUbuntu:14.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.4
  • sudoSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2all versions · fixed in 1.8.10p3-10.5.1
  • sudoSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1all versions · fixed in 1.8.10p3-2.11.1
  • sudoSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2all versions · fixed in 1.8.10p3-10.5.1
  • sudoSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1all versions · fixed in 1.8.10p3-2.11.1
  • sudoSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12all versions · fixed in 1.8.10p3-2.11.1
  • sudoSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2all versions · fixed in 1.8.10p3-10.5.1

21 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Full record on NVD

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-03 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
EDB-42183
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
4 repositories, unverifiedc0d3z3r0/sudo-CVE-2017-1000367homjxi0e/CVE-2017-1000367pucerpocok/sudo_exploitletsr00t/CVE-2017-1000367
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.06.4read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.06.9read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-362read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score8.1 %2026-11-03
  • PoC-in-GitHubproof of concept4read 2026-11-03
  • Exploit-DBdetectionread 2026-11-03
  • OSVaffected packages—

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2017-06-05
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1000367?

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

Is CVE-2017-1000367 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2017-1000367 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 8.1% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-1000367?

CVE-2017-1000367 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.4 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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