SB2015080505 - Fedora 23 update for nagios-plugins 

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SB2015080505 - Fedora 23 update for nagios-plugins

Published: August 5, 2015 Updated: April 24, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2015080505
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-4701)

The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

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.


2) 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.


3) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-4702)

The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The check_icmp 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-2014-4701.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References