SB2014072511 - Link following in nagios-plugins (Alpine package)
Published: July 25, 2014
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014072511
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Link following (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-4703)
The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.