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CVE-2012-2337 json

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 al…

published 2012-05-18 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-2330

cvss
7.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 34%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • sudo Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.8.3p2-1.1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2337

  • sudo RHEL 5 1.7.2p1-14.el5_8
  • sudo RHEL 6 1.7.4p5-12.el6_3

red hat advisories RHSA-2012:1081

  • sudo openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.8.18p1-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10551-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2012-2337 updated cvss 6.8

sudo: Multiple netmask values used in Host / Host_List configuration cause any host to be allowed access

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) sudo 1.7.2p1-14.el5_8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) sudo 1.7.2p1-14.el5_8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) sudo 1.7.4p5-12.el6_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) sudo 1.7.4p5-12.el6_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) sudo 1.7.4p5-12.el6_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) sudo 1.7.4p5-12.el6_3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:1081

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 34% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

Sources

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.