CVE-2016-7032

sudo_noexec.so in Sudo before 1.8.15 on Linux might allow local users to bypass intended noexec command restrictions via an application that calls the (1) system or (2) popen function.

Published: 2017-04-14 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2016-7032 is rated Low Risk (37.2/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.34%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-7032

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 0.04% 0.34% +0.30%
2 2025-03-30 0.11% 0.04% -0.07%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.11% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-7032

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.0 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.0 5.9 [email protected]
6.9 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.4 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-7032

OS Trackers for CVE-2016-7032

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2016-7032 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-2016-7032
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7032
suse medium CVE-2016-7032 severity moderate: SUSE including 292 source package names (amazon/suse-sles-15-sp1-chost-byos-v20210304-hvm-ssd-x86_64, amazon/suse-sles-15-sp1-chost-byos-v20220127-hvm-ssd-x86_64, …), 395 product×package rows across 96 product lines (HPE Helion OpenStack 8, SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0, … (96 product lines)): Known Affected 157, Fixed 150, Known Not Affected 88. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7032/
ubuntu negligible CVE-2016-7032 negligible priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (sudo), 14 status rows across 14 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, precise, trusty, upstream, xenial, yakkety, zesty): not-affected 11, released 2, ignored 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7032

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-7032

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
todd_miller sudo 1.6.8 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.6.9 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.7.2 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.7.3 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.7.4 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.7.5 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.7.6 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.7.7 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.7.8 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.7.9 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.7.10 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.8.3 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.8.4 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.8.5 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.8.6 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.8.7 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.8.8 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.8.9 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.8.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.8.10 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.8.11 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.8.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.8.12 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.8.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.8.13 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.8.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.8.14 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.8.14:p3:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-7032

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