CVE-2008-3067
sudo in SUSE openSUSE 10.3 does not clear the stdin buffer when password entry times out, which...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
2.1
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-3067- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-255
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-3067- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-3057 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-3057- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cwp2-23c5-767r No score
sudo in SUSE openSUSE 10.3 does not clear the stdin buffer when password entry times out, which...
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.
- Record
GHSA-cwp2-23c5-767r- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-3067- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-3067 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3067- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-3067 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Suse Opensuse, published July 7, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.30%, the 22nd percentile. Fixed in sudo 1.6.9p12-1.