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CVE-2014-0476

Published: 4 June 2014

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.

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
chkrootkit
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
lucid
Released (0.49-3ubuntu0.1)
precise
Released (0.49-4ubuntu1.1)
saucy
Released (0.49-4.1ubuntu1.13.10.1)
trusty
Released (0.49-4.1ubuntu1.14.04.1)
upstream Needs triage