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CVE-2014-2913

Published: May 07, 2014 | Modified: Apr 12, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
7.5 IMPORTANT
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
LOW
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2913
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in nrpe.c in Nagios Remote Plugin Executor (NRPE) 2.15 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a newline character in the -a option to libexec/check_nrpe. NOTE: this issue is disputed by multiple parties. It has been reported that the vendor allows newlines as expected behavior. Also, this issue can only occur when the administrator enables the dont_blame_nrpe option in nrpe.conf despite the HIGH security risk warning within the comments

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Remote_plugin_executorNagios*2.15 (including)
OpensuseOpensuse11.4 (including)11.4 (including)
OpensuseOpensuse12.3 (including)12.3 (including)
OpensuseOpensuse13.1 (including)13.1 (including)
Nagios-nrpeUbuntuartful*
Nagios-nrpeUbuntubionic*
Nagios-nrpeUbuntucosmic*
Nagios-nrpeUbuntudisco*
Nagios-nrpeUbuntueoan*
Nagios-nrpeUbuntugroovy*
Nagios-nrpeUbuntuhirsute*
Nagios-nrpeUbuntuimpish*
Nagios-nrpeUbuntukinetic*
Nagios-nrpeUbuntulucid*
Nagios-nrpeUbuntulunar*
Nagios-nrpeUbuntumantic*
Nagios-nrpeUbuntuprecise*
Nagios-nrpeUbuntuquantal*
Nagios-nrpeUbuntusaucy*
Nagios-nrpeUbuntutrusty*
Nagios-nrpeUbuntuupstream*
Nagios-nrpeUbuntuutopic*
Nagios-nrpeUbuntuvivid*
Nagios-nrpeUbuntuwily*
Nagios-nrpeUbuntuyakkety*
Nagios-nrpeUbuntuzesty*

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