CVE-2014-8994
low
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
3.6
VIR risk
3.6
Description
The check_diskio plugin 3.2.6 and earlier for Nagios and Icinga allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file with a predictable name (tmp/check_diskio_status-*-*).
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No vendor mitigations ingested yet for this CVE. The mitigation-content worker queues fetches as references arrive — check back in a few minutes, or see the references list below.
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| check_diskio_project | check_diskio | {"endIncluding":"3.2.5"} | |
References
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/679
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/701
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71208
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98849
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/679
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/701
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71208
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98849
CWEs
CWE-18
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.