CVE-2017-14312 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local users can gain privileges if Nagios binaries or configs are owned by non-root accounts, requiring specific non-default file ownership settings.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-14312?
CVE-2017-14312 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Sep 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Nagios Core through 4.3.4 initially executes /usr/sbin/nagios as root but supports configuration options in which this file is owned by a non-root account (and similarly can have nagios.cfg owned by a non-root account), which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to this non-root account.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-14312?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nagios Nagios Core.
How do I fix CVE-2017-14312?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-14312 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-14312 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14312 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3j4j-7q69-wj53.