CVE-2014-2913 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands via newline injection in NRPE if the dont_blame_nrpe option is enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-2913?
CVE-2014-2913 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Opensuse Opensuse, published on 7 May 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2913?
It affects 2 products.
Linux distribution packages (3)
nrpe SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | All versions | 2.15-6.6.1 |
nrpe SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | All versions | 2.15-6.6.1 |
nrpe openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 4.0.3-3.5 |
Products include Nagios Remote Plugin Executor, Opensuse Opensuse.
How do I fix CVE-2014-2913?
Change a configuration setting.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2014-2913 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2913 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-2913, GHSA-95rp-rj38-x3rc, MGASA-2014-0217, SUSE-SU-2024:1417-1, openSUSE-SU-2024:11099-1.