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CVE-2023-42465

HIGH · CVSS 7 EPSS 0.54% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2023-12-22 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.0. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2023-42465
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7
EPSS
0.54%

Original NVD Description

Sudo before 1.9.15 might allow row hammer attacks (for authentication bypass or privilege escalation) because application logic sometimes is based on not equaling an error value (instead of equaling a success value), and because the values do not resist flips of a single bit.

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