{"uuid": "636a8372-b3ec-4f54-8ec6-50ddd80615fb", "vulnerability_lookup_origin": "1a89b78e-f703-45f3-bb86-59eb712668bd", "author": "9f56dd64-161d-43a6-b9c3-555944290a09", "vulnerability": "CVE-2021-3156", "type": "exploited", "source": "https://t.me/itsecalert/130", "content": "\u26a0\ufe0fBuffer overflow in sudo (linux utility) - \u2757\ufe0f affects most distributions/versions - CVE-2021-3156\nWhile a local user is required to exploit this vulnerability, even the account 'nobody' can exploit this vulnerability. An unprivileged user can gain root privileges on affected hosts!\n\nCheck if you are affected!\nTo check if you are affected, run sudoedit -s / as non-root user. If the response is sudoedit: your system is vulnerable.\n\nThe following \"sudo\" versions are vulnerable\n* All legacy versions from 1.8.2 to 1.8.31p2\n* All stable versions from 1.9.0 to 1.9.5p1\n\nSeverity: \ud83d\udd38High\n\nAdditional information\nhttps://yt.gl/sudobufferoverflow\n\n#alert #severityHigh #vulnerability #linux #sudo \n\n\ud83c\udf1f Feel free to discuss this issue in @itsectalk \ud83d\udc4d Please vote if this information was helpful to you.", "creation_timestamp": "2021-01-27T10:50:52.000000Z"}