Vulnerability in Nagios Remote Plugin Executor
CVE-2014-2913
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in nrpe.c in Nagios Remote Plugin Executor (NRPE) 2.15 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a newline character in the -a option to libexec/check_nrpe. NOTE: this issue is disputed by multiple parties. It has been reported that the vendor allows newlines as "expected behavior." Also, this issue can only occur when the administrator enables the "dont_blame_nrpe" option in nrpe.conf despite the "HIGH security risk" warning within the comments
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.153 (96.7th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.153 · newest: 0.153 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Nagios Remote Plugin Executor
- openSUSE — versions 11.4, 12.3, 13.1
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00014.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/66969 (vdb-entry)
- seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/155 (mailing-list)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/166528.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00005.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-05/msg00011.html (vendor-advisory)
- seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/154 (mailing-list)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Apr/240 (mailing-list, Exploit)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Apr/242 (mailing-list, Exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-2913?
- CVE-2014-2913 is a vulnerability in Nagios Remote Plugin Executor. Published 2014-05-07.
- Is CVE-2014-2913 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.