CVE-2014-0476
Public on 2014-07-09
Modified on 2014-09-19
Description
The slapper function in chkrootkit before 0.50 does not properly quote file paths, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse executable. NOTE: this is only a vulnerability when /tmp is not mounted with the noexec option.
Severity
Low
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | chkrootkit | 2014-07-09 | ALAS-2014-370 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv2 | 3.7 | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 3.7 | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |