CVE-2013-4214
mediumpriority · track · 25EPSS 0.004 · 29 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
rss-newsfeed.php in Nagios Core 3.4.4, 3.5.1, and earlier, when MAGPIE_CACHE_ON is set to 1, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/magpie_cache.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- Fixednagios-0:3.5.1-2.el6ost.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 3.0redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:1526 - Fixednagios-0:3.5.1-2.el6ost.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 3.0redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:1526 - Fixednagios-common-0:3.5.1-2.el6ost.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 3.0redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:1526 - Fixednagios-debuginfo-0:3.5.1-2.el6ost.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 3.0redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:1526 - Fixednagios-devel-0:3.5.1-2.el6ost.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 3.0redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:1526
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 2.1–6.3
weaknesses
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affected products (9)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
advisories (1)
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- RHSA-2013:1526Red Hat Security Advisory: nagios security update2013-11-18csaf · redhat_csafUS
Updated nagios packages that fix two security issues are now available for Red Hat OpenStack 3.0. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (14)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1526.htmlcnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:1526cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4214cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=958002cnnvd
- https://www.nagios.org/projects/nagios-core/history/4x/cnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61747cnnvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1526.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61747enisa_euvd
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