portage-ng / portage / net-analyzer / nrpe / 4.1.0
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1 advisory reference net-analyzer/nrpe · none place version 4.1.0 in a vulnerable range
▸ GLSA 201408-18 NRPE: Multiple Vulnerabilities this version unaffected normal remote 2014-08-30

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in NRPE, the worst of which can allow execution of arbitrary code.

Announced
2014-08-30
Revised
2014-08-30
Access
remote
Bugs
#397603 #459870 #508122
Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201408-18

Affected packages

PackageArchVulnerableUnaffected
net-analyzer/nrpe*< 2.15>= 2.15

Background

Nagios Remote Plugin Executor (NRPE) remotely executes Nagios plugins on other Linux/Unix machines.

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in NRPE. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker can utilize multiple vectors to execute arbitrary code.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All NRPE users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-analyzer/nrpe-2.15"

References