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CVE-2013-4214

Published: 23 November 2013

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.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
in html/rss-newsfeed.php and html/rss-corefeed.php
removed completely by 80_dont_call_home.patch patch in trusty
tmp file isn't actually used, as MAGPIE_CACHE_ON is set to 0
ignoring.

Priority

Low

Status

Package Release Status
nagios3
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream
Released (3.5.1-1)
lucid Not vulnerable
(code not present)
precise Not vulnerable
(code not present)
quantal Ignored

raring Ignored

saucy Ignored

This vulnerability is mitigated in part by the use of hardlink restrictions in Ubuntu. This vulnerability is mitigated in part by the use of symlink restrictions in Ubuntu.