CVE-2014-4701

Public Exploit

Description

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.

Category

2.1
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.06%
Vendor Advisory suse.com Vendor Advisory nagios-plugins.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33387 exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/61319 third party advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/May/74 mailing list exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67433 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/58751 third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/30/6 mailing list
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 patch vendor advisory
http://legalhackers.com/advisories/nagios-check_dhcp.txt exploit
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2014/suse-su-20141352-1.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-4701?
CVE-2014-4701 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-4701?
To fix CVE-2014-4701, 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-2014-4701 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-4701 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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