nagios-plugins: check_dhcp Arbitrary Option File Read
Published Dec 5, 2014
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.53%
Description
The check_dhcp plugin in Nagios Plugins before 2.0.2 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from INI configuration files via the extra-opts flag, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-4702.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 3
nagios-plugins
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4
nagios-plugins
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 3 | nagios-plugins | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4 | nagios-plugins | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the versions of nagios-plugins as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform.
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:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.53% (0.00535) | 43.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.53% (0.00535) | 40.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00067) | 18.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00048) | 19.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 15, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00048) | 17.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00048) | 15.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.53% (0.03534) | 84.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.53% (0.03534) | 83.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.53% (0.03534) | 66.49th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (13)
- http://legalhackers.com/advisories/nagios-check_dhcp.txt x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://nagios-plugins.org/nagios-plugins-2-0-2-released/?utm_source=Nagios.org&utm_medium=News+Post&utm_content=Nagios%20Plugins%202.0.2%20Released&utm_campaign=Nagios%20Plugins x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/May/74 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/58751 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61319 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33387 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/30/6 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67433 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4701 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1098531 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4701
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-4701
- https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2014/suse-su-20141352-1.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
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