CVE-2014-0476
The slapper function in chkrootkit before 0.50 does not properly quote file paths, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse...
- Published
- Oct 25, 2014
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- debian
- Evidence observed
- Jun 28, 2014
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 89.7%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
The slapper function in chkrootkit before 0.50 does not properly quote file paths, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse executable. NOTE: this is only a vulnerability when /tmp is not mounted with the noexec option.
Sources
2Thomas Stangner · linux · Jun 28, 2014
Metasploit · linux · Nov 20, 2015
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