UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0476

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0476
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0476.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0476
Related
Published
2014-06-04T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-01-13T10:21:05Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / chkrootkit

Package

Name
chkrootkit
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/chkrootkit@0.49-4.1ubuntu1.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.49-4.1ubuntu1.14.04.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.49-4.1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.49-4.1ubuntu1.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "chkrootkit"
        }
    ],
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}