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.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2014-4703 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
This issue did not affect the versions of nagios-plugins as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform.
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score | 4.4 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | Single |
| Confidentiality Impact | Complete |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | None |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0 | nagios-plugins | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 3.0 | nagios-plugins | Not affected |
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