CVE-2014-8994 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The check_diskio plugin 3.2.6 and earlier for Nagios and Icinga allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file with a predictable name (tmp/check_diskio_status-*-*).

Published: 2014-11-28

Score: 3.6 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:check_diskio_project:check_diskio:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2014-8820	The check_diskio plugin 3.2.6 and earlier for Nagios and Icinga allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file with a predictable name (tmp/check_diskio_status--).

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00063.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/679
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/701
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71208
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98849

History

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Subscriptions

Check Diskio Project Check Diskio

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2014-11-28T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T13:33:12.624Z

Reserved: 2014-11-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-8994

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-11-28T15:59:10.417

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2014-8994

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-18

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