#VU74197 OS Command Injection in Sudo - CVE-2023-28487

Vulnerability identifier: #VU74197

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-28487

CWE-ID: CWE-78

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
Sudo

Software vendor:
Sudo

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing control characters in the sudoreplay output. A local user can inject specially crafted characters to the log messages and execute arbitrary OS commands on the system.

Install updates from vendor's website.

• https://github.com/sudo-project/sudo/commit/334daf92b31b79ce68ed75e2ee14fca265f029ca
• https://github.com/sudo-project/sudo/releases/tag/SUDO_1_9_13