sudo 1.6.x and 1.7.x before 1.7.9p1, and 1.8.x before 1.8.4p5, does not properly support configurations that use a netmask syntax, which allows local users to bypass intended command restrictions in opportunistic circumstances by executing a command on a host that has an IPv4 address.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-2337 is rated Moderate Risk (40.2/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.40%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 0.05% | 0.40% | +0.35% |
| 2 | 2025-05-11 | 0.07% | 0.05% | -0.03% |
| 3 | 2025-03-17 | — | 0.07% | — |
Full EPSS history (7 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.2 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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3.9 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
|
not yet assigned | CVE-2012-2337 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (sudo), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2337 |
gentoo
|
high | CVE-2012-2337: 1 GLSA(s) (201207-01), 1 atom(s) (app-admin/sudo); latest impact high. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2012-2337 |
redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2337 |
suse
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high | CVE-2012-2337 severity important: SUSE including 29 source package names (sudo-1.7.6p2-0.17.5, sudo-1.7.6p2-0.2.8.1, …), 39 product×package rows across 30 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1, … (30 product lines)): Fixed 39. | https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2337/ |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2012-2337 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (sudo), 6 status rows across 6 suites (hardy, lucid, natty, oneiric, precise, upstream): released 6. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-2337 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6 | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.1 | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.2 | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.2p3 | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.2p3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.3 | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.3_p7 | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.4 | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.4p2 | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.4p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.5 | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.6 | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.7 | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.7p5 | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.7p5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.8 | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.8p12 | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8p12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.9 | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.9p20 | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.9p20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.9p21 | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.9p21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.9p22 | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.9p22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| todd_miller | sudo | 1.6.9p23 | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.9p23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |