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CVE-2014-4703

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2014-12-05 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-59

Description

lib/parse_ini.c in Nagios Plugins 2.0.2 allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a symlink attack on the configuration file in the extra-opts flag. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-4701.

Affected products

• Nagios Enterprises nagios: 2.0.2

References

• http://nagios-plugins.org/nagios-plugins-2-0-3-released/
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jun/141
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/30/6
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76810
• http://nagios-plugins.org/nagios-plugins-2-0-3-released/
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jun/141
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/30/6
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76810

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