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title: "CVE-2014-1878\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2014-1878

Publication date 28 February 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the cmd\_submitf function in cgi/cmd.c in
Nagios Core, possibly 4.0.3rc1 and earlier, and Icinga before 1.8.6, 1.9
before 1.9.5, and 1.10 before 1.10.3 allows remote attackers to cause a
denial of service (segmentation fault) via a long message to cmd.cgi.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| icinga | 17.04 zesty | Not affected |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 15.10 wily | Not affected |
| 15.04 vivid | Not affected |
| 14.10 utopic | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 13.10 saucy | Ignored end of life |
| 12.10 quantal | Ignored end of life |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| nagios3 | 17.04 zesty | Fixed 3.5.1.dfsg-2.1ubuntu5 |
| 16.10 yakkety | Fixed 3.5.1.dfsg-2.1ubuntu3.1 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 3.5.1.dfsg-2.1ubuntu1.1 |
| 15.10 wily | Ignored end of life |
| 15.04 vivid | Ignored end of life |
| 14.10 utopic | Ignored end of life |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 3.5.1-1ubuntu1.1 |
| 13.10 saucy | Ignored end of life |
| 12.10 quantal | Ignored end of life |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-1878?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| icinga | * Upstream:   <https://dev.icinga.org/projects/icinga-core/repository/revisions/eedf4f7d88cdc50843572224eb38a2f5c78a2dc5> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-1878)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1878)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2014-1878)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-1878)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-3253-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-3253-1)
+ Nagios vulnerabilities
+ 3 April 2017

### Other references

* <https://www.icinga.org/2014/02/11/bugfix-releases-1-10-3-1-9-5-1-8-6>
* <http://secunia.com/advisories/57024>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-1878>