CVE-2016-7076
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.005 · 41 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
sudo before version 1.8.18p1 is vulnerable to a bypass in the sudo noexec restriction if application run via sudo executed wordexp() C library function with a user supplied argument. A local user permitted to run such application via sudo with noexec restriction could possibly use this flaw to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.4–7.8
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affected products (2)
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references (27)
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- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2872.htmlcnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95778cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-7076cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152737/Ubuntu-Security-Notice-USN-3968-1.htmlcnnvd
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181127-0002/cnnvd
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3968-1/cnnvd
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3968-2/cnnvd
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3968-3/cnnvd
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