CVE-2014-2709

Description

lib/rrd.php in Cacti 0.8.7g, 0.8.8b, and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in unspecified parameters.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.87% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory cacti.net

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-April/131821.html	mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=742768	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66630	vdb entry third party advisory
http://svn.cacti.net/viewvc?view=rev&revision=7439	patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59203	third party advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-April/131842.html	mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/15	third party advisory mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/57647	third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2970	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201509-03	third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-2709?: CVE-2014-2709 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-2709?: To fix CVE-2014-2709, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-2709 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2014-2709 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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