Is CVE-2016-7076 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-7076 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-7076?

CVE-2016-7076 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.4 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-7076?

CVE-2016-7076 has an EPSS score of 0.49% (39th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-7076?

Upgrade sudo on debian 11 to 1.8.18p1-1 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-7076

MEDIUM

6.4

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-184 CWE-77Command Injection

How to fix

Remediation Available

sudoDebian

Fixed in:1.8.18p1-1CVE-2016-7076

sudoUbuntu

Fixed in:1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.5+esm5USN-3968-3

Fixed in:1.8.16-0ubuntu1.6USN-3968-1

sudo-ldapUbuntu

Fixed in:1.8.16-0ubuntu1.6USN-3968-1

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.49%probability of exploitation in 30 days

39thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 39% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory3

Issue Tracking1

bugzilla.redhat.com

Other references3

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-184 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2024-5217	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2022-43396	High	8.8	57%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-7525	Critical	9.8	38%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-5178	Medium	4.9	34%	-	-
CVE-2018-7489	Critical	9.8	20%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-6383	High	8.8	13%	-	-

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