CVE-2014-8994 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Vendors	Products
Check Diskio Project Subscribe	Check Diskio Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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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--).

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

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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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

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

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

Link: CVE-2014-8994

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

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

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2014-8994

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-18

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