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
Published Oct 25, 2014
3.7
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.83%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 0.49
- 10.04
- 12.04
- 13.10
- 14.04
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.83% (0.03828) | 89.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.83% (0.03828) | 88.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 13, 2025 | 11.44% (0.11441) | 93.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 4, 2025 | 9.33% (0.09333) | 92.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 7.47% (0.07467) | 90.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 16.19% (0.16192) | 91.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 7.47% (0.07467) | 90.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 8.61% (0.08608) | 91.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.12% (0.00123) | 48.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 26, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00090) | 38.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.09% (0.00090) | 36.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.09% (0.02094) | 79.95th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.09% (0.02094) | 78.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.09% (0.02094) | 56.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/107710 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134484/Chkrootkit-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.chkrootkit.org/ x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2945 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/04/9 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2230-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-05 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38775/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/107710 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134484/Chkrootkit-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.chkrootkit.org/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2945 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/04/9 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2230-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-05 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38775/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
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