CVE-2013-4214

rss-newsfeed.php in Nagios Core 3.4.4, 3.5.1, and earlier, when MAGPIE_CACHE_ON is set to 1, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/magpie_cache.

CVSS v2.0 6.3 MEDIUM

6.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.4 / Impact : 9.2

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1526.html	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61747
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=958002
https://www.nagios.org/projects/nagios-core/history/4x/
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1526.html	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61747
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=958002
https://www.nagios.org/projects/nagios-core/history/4x/

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:3.4.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:3.0:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2013-11-23 17:55

Updated : 2025-04-11 00:51

NVD link : CVE-2013-4214

Mitre link : CVE-2013-4214

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2013-4214

JSON object : View

Products Affected

nagios

nagios

redhat

openstack

CWE

CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

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