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CVE-2014-0476

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.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2014-0476 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from chkrootkit, from canonical organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2014-10-25T22:55:04.070

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 3.7 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: HIGH
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

1.9

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	chkrootkit	chkrootkit	≤ 0.49	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	10.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	12.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	13.10	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	14.04	Yes

References

http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/107710 ([email protected])
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134484/Chkrootkit-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html ([email protected])
http://www.chkrootkit.org/ Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2945 ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/04/9 Exploit ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2230-1 ([email protected])
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-05 ([email protected])
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38775/ ([email protected])
http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/107710 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134484/Chkrootkit-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.chkrootkit.org/ Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2945 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/04/9 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2230-1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-05 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38775/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For chkrootkit's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.