CVE-2014-8994

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Published Nov 28, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 3.6 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

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-*-*).

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:check_diskio_project:check_diskio:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2014-8820	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--).

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.329% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
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

History

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Subscriptions

Check Diskio Project Check Diskio

Weaknesses

CWE-18

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 1:33 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Nov 28, 2014, 3:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 1:33 PM
Reserved: Nov 19, 2014, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:17 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 28, 2014, 3:59 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:17 AM

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