CVE-2014-4703 (GCVE-0-2014-4703)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-12-05 16:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 11:27
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://nagios-plugins.org/nagios-plugins-2-0-3-re… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jun/141 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76810 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/30/6 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
Date Public
2014-06-28 00:00
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