vulnerability
FreeBSD: VID-3310014a-5ef9-11ed-812b-206a8a720317 (CVE-2022-43995): sudo -- Potential out-of-bounds write for small passwords
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:C) | Nov 7, 2022 | Nov 8, 2022 | Dec 10, 2025 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:C)
Published
Nov 7, 2022
Added
Nov 8, 2022
Modified
Dec 10, 2025
Description
CVE.org reports: 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.
Solution
freebsd-upgrade-package-sudo
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