CVE-2014-4703

low

Published 2014-12-05 · Modified 2026-05-06

CVSS v3

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CVSS v2

2.1

VIR risk

2.1

Description

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-4703

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://nagios-plugins.org/nagios-plugins-2-0-3-released/

OS impact

OS	Version	Status	Fixed in
debian	bookworm	fixed	`0`
debian	bullseye	fixed	`0`
debian	forky	fixed	`0`
debian	sid	fixed	`0`
debian	trixie	fixed	`0`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
nagios	nagios	`2.0.2`

References

http://nagios-plugins.org/nagios-plugins-2-0-3-released/
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jun/141
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/30/6
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76810
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-4703

CWEs

CWE-59

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.