High severity · published Sep 11, 2017
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…
7.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 26% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NC
Nagios Core · Nagios
through 4.3.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14312
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14312
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100881
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/NagiosEnterprises/nagioscore/issues/424
security.gentoo.org
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201812-03
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