Security Advisory

CVE-2016-7076

6.4
MEDIUM

Vulnerability Description

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.
Published Date May 29, 2018
Official Source NIST NVD Advisory