CVE-2014-5284
highpriority · track · 40EPSS 0.024 · 84 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
host-deny.sh in OSSEC before 2.8.1 writes to temporary files with predictable filenames without verifying ownership, which allows local users to modify access restrictions in hosts.deny and gain root privileges by creating the temporary files before automatic IP blocking is performed.
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 · 6.5–7.2
weaknesses
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exploits (2)
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- EDB-35234OSSEC 2.8 - 'hosts.deny' Local Privilege Escalationfunctional · exploit_db
- mbadanoiu/CVE-2014-5284Bash implementation of CVE-2014-5284PoC · poc_in_github
affected products (2)
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also known as (3)
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sources
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references (11)
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- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129111/OSSEC-2.8-Privilege-Escalation.htmlcnnvd
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35234cnnvd
- http://www.ossec.net/?p=1160Patchcnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70149cnnvd
- https://github.com/ossec/ossec-hids/releases/tag/2.8.1cnnvd
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129111/OSSEC-2.8-Privilege-Escalation.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35234enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/ossec/ossec-hids/releases/tag/2.8.1enisa_euvd
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