SB2013053104 - Fedora EPEL 5 update for nrpe
Published: May 31, 2013 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013053104
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) OS Command Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-1362)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in nrpc.c in Nagios Remote Plug-In Executor (NRPE) before 2.14 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands via "$()" shell metacharacters, which are processed by bash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.