CVE - CVE-2014-8994

CVE-ID
CVE-2014-8994	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The check_diskio plugin 3.2.6 and earlier for Nagios and Icinga allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file with a predictable name (tmp/check_diskio_status--).
References
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BID:71208 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71208 MLIST:[oss-security] 20141119 CVE request for check_diskio nagios/icinga plugin URL:http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/679 MLIST:[oss-security] 20141120 Re: CVE request for check_diskio nagios/icinga plugin URL:http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/701 XF:checkdiskio-cve20148994-symlink(98849) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98849
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20141119	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20141119)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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