CVE-2008-3067

sudo: does not flush stdin buffer on password timeout

Published Jul 7, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 2.1 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
sudo in SUSE openSUSE 10.3 does not clear the stdin buffer when password entry times out, which might allow local users to obtain a password by reading stdin from the parent process after a sudo child process exits.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-3057 sudo in SUSE openSUSE 10.3 does not clear the stdin buffer when password entry times out, which might allow local users to obtain a password by reading stdin from the parent process after a sudo child process exits.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 9:21 AM
Reserved
Jul 7, 2008, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 7, 2008, 11:41 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:55 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Jul 4, 2008, 12:00 AM