7.5

CVE-2014-2913: nagios remote_plugin_executor

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
AliasesMGASA-2014-0217SUSE-SU-2024:1417-1UBUNTU-CVE-2014-2913
Published 07-05-2014Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-2913 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in nagios remote_plugin_executor. EPSS estimates a 15.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 4 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
43/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
15.31%
0%100%
Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits4reference, exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 07-05-2014
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in nrpe.c in Nagios Remote Plugin Executor (NRPE) 2.15 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a newline character in the -a option to libexec/check_nrpe. NOTE: this issue is disputed by multiple parties. It has been reported that the vendor allows newlines as "expected behavior." Also, this issue can only occur when the administrator enables the "dont_blame_nrpe" option in nrpe.conf despite the "HIGH security risk" warning within the comments

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

15.31%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

97%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 15.31% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026
EPSS score
15.31%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

4 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (seclists.org)

    Maturity: unknown

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (seclists.org)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databaseremotemultipleUnverified

    NRPE 2.15 - Remote Code Execution

    Maturity: poc

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  • exploit-databaseremotemultipleUnverified

    NRPE 2.15 - Remote Command Execution

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Mageia2 products
  • nrpe< 2.14-1.2.mga3
  • nrpe< 2.15-2.1.mga4
Opensuse2 products
  • opensuseEOL11.4 | 12.3 | 13.1
  • nrpe&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 4.0.3-3.5
Suse2 products
  • nrpe&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5< 2.15-6.6.1
  • nrpe&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5< 2.15-6.6.1
Debian1 product
  • nagios-nrpe< 2.15-1
Nagios1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • nagios-nrpe< 2.15-1ubuntu1

6 vendors · 9 products

References

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