vulnerability
Gentoo Linux: CVE-2017-16834: PNP4Nagios: Root privilege escalation
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Nov 15, 2017 | Jun 25, 2018 | Mar 31, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Nov 15, 2017
Added
Jun 25, 2018
Modified
Mar 31, 2026
Description
PNP4Nagios through 0.6.26 has /usr/bin/npcd and npcd.cfg owned by an unprivileged account but root code execution depends on these files, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to this unprivileged account.
Solution
gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-analyzer-pnp4nagios
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