SB2014120506 - Information disclosure in nagios-plugins
Published: December 5, 2014 Updated: July 28, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014120506
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-4701)
The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The check_dhcp plugin in Nagios Plugins before 2.0.2 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from INI configuration files via the extra-opts flag, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-4702.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://legalhackers.com/advisories/nagios-check_dhcp.txt
- http://nagios-plugins.org/nagios-plugins-2-0-2-released/?utm_source=Nagios.org&utm_medium=News+Post&utm_content=Nagios%20Plugins%202.0.2%20Released&utm_campaign=Nagios%20Plugins
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/May/74
- http://secunia.com/advisories/58751
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61319
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33387
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/30/6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67433
- https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2014/suse-su-20141352-1.html