VDB-19601 · CVE-2002-1959 · XFDB 9508

Nagios 1.0 B1/1.0 B2/1.0 B3 Plugin Output privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Nagios 1.0 B1/1.0 B2/1.0 B3. Affected is an unknown function of the component Plugin Output Handler. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2002-1959. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Nagios 1.0 B1/1.0 B2/1.0 B3 (Log Management Software). It has been rated as very critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Plugin Output Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Nagios 1.0b1 through 1.0b3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in plugin output.

The weakness was released 12/31/2002 with Nagios (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-1959 since 06/29/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/07/2024). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (9508) and SecurityFocus (BID 5174†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Log Management Software

Name

Nagios

Version

License

open-source

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.8

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/06/2002 🔍
12/31/2002 +178 days 🔍
12/31/2002 +0 days 🔍
06/29/2005 +911 days 🔍
08/05/2014 +3324 days 🔍
07/07/2024 +3624 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Organization: Nagios
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2002-1959 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1959
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19601
X-Force: 9508
SecurityFocus: 5174 - Nagios Plugin Shell Character Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 08/05/2014 11:17
Updated: 07/07/2024 04:22
Changes: 08/05/2014 11:17 (43), 06/10/2018 09:12 (9), 07/07/2024 04:22 (17)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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