CVE-2014-0476

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    CVE-2014-0476

    Published: 25 Oct 2014Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    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: http://www.chkrootkit.org/, http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2945, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2230-1, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-05, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/04/9, http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/107710, http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134484/Chkrootkit-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html, https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38775/

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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