VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-8994
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-*-*).
LOW 3.6EPSS 0.33%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.33%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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-*-*).
- CVSS 2.0
- 3.6 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.33% probability · 26th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-18
- Affected
- check diskio project/check diskio
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- 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
- 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
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.