UBUNTU-CVE-2014-2913

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-2913
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-2913.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-2913
Upstream
Withdrawn
2025-07-18T16:43:01Z
Published
2014-05-07T10:55:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:31:53.349276Z
Severity
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

** DISPUTED ** 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/checknrpe. 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 "dontblame_nrpe" option in nrpe.conf despite the "HIGH security risk" warning within the comments.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / nagios-nrpe

Package

Name
nagios-nrpe
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/nagios-nrpe@2.15-1ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.15-1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "nagios-nrpe-plugin",
            "binary_version": "2.15-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "nagios-nrpe-plugin-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.15-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "nagios-nrpe-server",
            "binary_version": "2.15-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "nagios-nrpe-server-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.15-1ubuntu1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-2913.json"