CVE-2022-43995
7.1
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.10%
Description
Sudo 1.8.0 through 1.9.12, with the crypt() password backend, contains a plugins/sudoers/auth/passwd.c array-out-of-bounds error that can result in a heap-based buffer over-read. This can be triggered by arbitrary local users with access to Sudo by entering a password of seven characters or fewer. The impact could vary depending on the system libraries, compiler, and processor architecture.
How to fix CVE-2022-43995
To remediate CVE-2022-43995, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.9.12-r1 or later
- —no fix listed
Is CVE-2022-43995 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.9.12-r1
- from 0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H |