CVE-2017-12847

Nagios Core before 4.3.3 creates a nagios.lock PID file after dropping privileges to a non-root account, which might allow local users to kill arbitrary processes by leveraging access to this non-root account for nagios.lock modification before a root script executes a "kill `cat /pathname/nagios.lock`" command.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 03:10

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100403 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100403 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () https://github.com/NagiosEnterprises/nagioscore/blob/master/Changelog - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory () https://github.com/NagiosEnterprises/nagioscore/blob/master/Changelog - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://github.com/NagiosEnterprises/nagioscore/commit/1b197346d490df2e2d3b1dcce5ac6134ad0c8752 - Patch, Vendor Advisory () https://github.com/NagiosEnterprises/nagioscore/commit/1b197346d490df2e2d3b1dcce5ac6134ad0c8752 - Patch, Vendor Advisory
References () https://github.com/NagiosEnterprises/nagioscore/commit/3baffa78bafebbbdf9f448890ba5a952ea2d73cb - Patch, Vendor Advisory () https://github.com/NagiosEnterprises/nagioscore/commit/3baffa78bafebbbdf9f448890ba5a952ea2d73cb - Patch, Vendor Advisory
References () https://github.com/NagiosEnterprises/nagioscore/issues/404 - Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory () https://github.com/NagiosEnterprises/nagioscore/issues/404 - Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
References () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-20 - Third Party Advisory () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-20 - Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2017-08-23 21:29

Updated : 2024-11-21 03:10


NVD link : CVE-2017-12847

Mitre link : CVE-2017-12847

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-12847


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Products Affected

nagios

  • nagios
CWE
CWE-665

Improper Initialization