VDB
CVE-2016-7091
CVE-2016-7091
PUBLISHED
CVSS 4.900000095367432 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 0.07% · 21.5th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 2.0
4.900000095367432
EPSS Score
0.07%
21.5th 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
- Dec 22, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- 92615 vdb
- RHSA-2016:2593 vendor-advisory
- [Bug-readline] 20160524 INPUTRC issues mailing-list
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7091 advisory