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Vulnerability record · CVE-2012-0809 · published 1 February 2012

CVE-2012-0809: Todd miller sudo vulnerability

Todd Miller · Sudo

Format string vulnerability in the sudo_debug function in Sudo 1.8.0 through 1.8.3p1 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via format string sequences in the program name for sudo.

7.2 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 2.9% · top 13.4% CWE-134 · CWE-134
7.2CVSS 2.0 base score
2.9%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
8References, 4 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Format string vulnerability in the sudo_debug function in Sudo 1.8.0 through 1.8.3p1 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via format string sequences in the program name for sudo.

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2012-01/0591.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2012-01/att-0591/advisory_sudo.txt Exploit
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201203-06.xml
http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/sudo_debug.html ExploitVendor Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2012-01/0591.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2012-01/att-0591/advisory_sudo.txt Exploit
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201203-06.xml
http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/sudo_debug.html ExploitVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2012-0809), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-30). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.