CVE-2014-4703

Nagios Plugins <2.0.2 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2014-4703. PoCs published by Dawid Golunski.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit demonstrates a race condition in Nagios Plugins 2.0.2's check_dhcp, allowing local users to read root-owned INI files by replacing a regular file with a symlink during a critical window.

Description

lib/parse_ini.c in Nagios Plugins 2.0.2 allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a symlink attack on the configuration file in the extra-opts flag. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-4701.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Dawid Golunski · textlocallinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33904

The exploit demonstrates a race condition in Nagios Plugins 2.0.2's check_dhcp, allowing local users to read root-owned INI files by replacing a regular file with a symlink during a critical window.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Racy
Target: Nagios Plugins 2.0.2 (check_dhcp)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Local access to the system · check_dhcp binary with SUID permissions
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://nagios-plugins.org/nagios-plugins-2-0-3-released/
Exploit mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jun/141
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76810
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/30/6

Scores

EPSS 0.0108
EPSS Percentile 60.8%

Details

CWE
CWE-59
Status published
Products (1)
nagios/nagios 2.0.2
Published Dec 05, 2014
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026