nagios-plugins: check_dhcp Arbitrary Option File Read
Published Dec 5, 2014
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.08%
Description
lib/parse_ini.c in Nagios Plugins 2.0.2 allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a symlink attack on the configuration file in the extra-opts flag. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-4701.
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.08% (0.01083) | 63.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.08% (0.01083) | 60.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.22% (0.01224) | 77.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.39% (0.02386) | 75.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.22% (0.01224) | 77.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 18.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 1, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 14.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 12.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.83% (0.01832) | 77.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.83% (0.01832) | 77.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.83% (0.01832) | 75.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.83% (0.01832) | 54.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://nagios-plugins.org/nagios-plugins-2-0-3-released/ x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jun/141 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/30/6 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76810 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4703 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1098531 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4703
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-4703
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://nagios-plugins.org/nagios-plugins-2-0-3-released/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jun/141 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/30/6 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76810 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4703 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1098531 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4703 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-4703 |
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