Fedora 23 update for nagios-plugins



| Updated: 2025-04-24
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
CVE-ID CVE-2014-4701
CVE-2014-4703
CVE-2014-4702
CWE-ID CWE-200
CWE-59
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit Public exploit code for vulnerability #2 is available.
Vulnerable software
 Fedora
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

nagios-plugins
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Fedoraproject

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU32507

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-4701

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 23

nagios-plugins: before 2.0.3-1.fc23

CPE2.3 External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2015-12853


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Link following

EUVDB-ID: #VU33657

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-4703

CWE-ID: CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

lib/parse_ini.c in Nagios Plugins 2.0.2 allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a symlink attack on the configuration file in the extra-opts flag. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-4701.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 23

nagios-plugins: before 2.0.3-1.fc23

CPE2.3 External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2015-12853


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.

3) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU32508

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-4702

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The check_icmp 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-2014-4701.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 23

nagios-plugins: before 2.0.3-1.fc23

CPE2.3 External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2015-12853


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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