CVE-2014-2913

NameCVE-2014-2913
DescriptionIncomplete 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
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Debian Bugs745272

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
nagios-nrpe (PTS)buster3.2.1-2fixed
bullseye4.0.3-1fixed
sid, trixie, bookworm4.1.0-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
nagios-nrpesource(unstable)2.15-1unimportant745272

Notes

This in insecure by design anyway

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