CVE-2014-2913
highpriority · attend · 45EPSS 0.153 · 97 %ileexploit · PoCEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Incomplete 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
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–7.5
weaknesses
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exploits (2)
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- EDB-32925NRPE 2.15 - Remote Command ExecutionPoC · exploit_db
- EDB-34461NRPE 2.15 - Remote Code ExecutionPoC · exploit_db
affected products (8)
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also known as (4)
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sources
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references (25)
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- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00005.htmlcnnvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00014.htmlcnnvd
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Apr/240cnnvd
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Apr/242cnnvd
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/154cnnvd
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/155cnnvd
- http://www.nagios.org/Patchcnnvd
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/166528.htmlenisa_euvd
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