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
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (23.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 24th percentile — 23.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201812-03 (vendor-advisory)
- github.com/NagiosEnterprises/nagioscore/issues/424 (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/100881 (vdb-entry)
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.