Privilege escalation in Nagios Core
CVE-2017-14312
Nagios Core through 4.3.4 initially executes /usr/sbin/nagios as root but supports configuration options in which this file is owned by a non-root account (and similarly can have nagios.cfg owned by a non-root account), which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to this non-root account.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.003 (25.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Nagios Nagios_core
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-14312?
- CVE-2017-14312 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nagios Core, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-09-11.
- How severe is CVE-2017-14312?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.