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CVE-2017-14312

Published: 11 September 2017

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.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
this issue doesn't apply to the Debian/Ubuntu package. The
binary and config file both have appropriate permissions.

Priority

High

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
nagios3
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
trusty Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected)
upstream Needs triage

xenial Not vulnerable

zesty Not vulnerable

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H