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CVE-2013-4215
Published:May 05, 2014
Updated:May 17, 2026
The IPXPING_COMMAND in contrib/check_ipxping.c in Nagios Plugins 1.4.16 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on /tmp/ipxping/ipxping.
Related Resources (5)
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/310
http://osvdb.org/96085
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2013-4215
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=957482
http://tracker.nagios.org/view.php?id=451
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CVSS v3
Base Score:
4.9
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
CVSS v2
Base Score:
4.4
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
CWE-59
EPSS
Base Score:
0.07