VDB
CVE-2016-7091
CVE-2016-7091
PUBLISHED
CVSS 4.400000095367432 MEDIUM
sudo: It was discovered that the default sudo configuration on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and possibly other Linux implementations preserves the value of INPUTRC which could lead to information disclosure. A local user with sudo access to a restricted program that uses readline could use this flaw to read content from specially formatted files with elevated privileges provided by sudo.
EPSS 0.40% · 34.3th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
4.400000095367432
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score
0.40%
34.3th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | 7.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server | 7.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_hpc_node | 7.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_workstation | 7.0 |
| n/a | n/a | * |
| redhat | enterprise_linux |
Timeline
- Nov 3, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 30, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 22, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 16, 2022 EPSS Score
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- Oct 31, 2022 EPSS Score
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