Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2013-4215 (CCN-86321)

Assigned:2013-08-07
Published:2013-08-07
Updated:2014-05-06
Summary:The IPXPING_COMMAND in contrib/check_ipxping.c in Nagios Plugins 1.4.16 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on /tmp/ipxping/ipxping.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.1 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:4.4 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
4.4 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:H/RL:U/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
3.3 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
3.3 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P/E:H/RL:U/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-59
Vulnerability Consequences:File Manipulation
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2013-4215

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
96085

Source: CCN
Type: oss-sec Mailing List, Wed, 07 Aug 2013 19:47:08 -0600
Some Nagios /tmp vulns (no reply from upstream)

Source: MLIST
Type: UNKNOWN
[oss-security] 20130807 Some Nagios /tmp vulns (no reply from upstream)

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
http://tracker.nagios.org/view.php?id=451

Source: CCN
Type: BID-61748
Nagios Plugins CVE-2013-4215 Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: Red Hat Bugzilla Bug 957482
CVE-2013-4215 Nagios plugins: IPXPING_COMMAND uses fixed location in /tmp

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=957482

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
nagios-cve20134215-symlink(86321)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:nagios:plugins:1.4.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20134215000
    V
    CVE-2013-4215 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.
    2014-05-05
    BACK
    nagios plugins 1.4.16