The check_dhcp plugin in Nagios Plugins before 2.0.2 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from INI configuration files via th…

published 2014-12-05 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-4620

cvss: 2.1; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.5%; EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 45%
public exploits: 0; none known

The check_dhcp plugin in Nagios Plugins before 2.0.2 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from INI configuration files via the extra-opts flag, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-4702.

Patch / fix

links 1

nagios-plugins.org/nagios-plugins-2-0-2-released/?utm_source=Nagios.org&utm_m… advisory

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2014-4701 updated 2026-01-09 cvss 4.4

nagios-plugins: check_dhcp Arbitrary Option File Read

Red Hat OpenStack Platform 3 nagios-plugins Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4 nagios-plugins
not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

0.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 45% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

exploit-db.com http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33387 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
seclists.org http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/May/74 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
legalhackers.com http://legalhackers.com/advisories/nagios-check_dhcp.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	2.1	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness

CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

nagios-plugins.org /nagios-plugins-2-0-2-released/?utm_source=Nagios.org&utm_medium=News+Post&utm_content=Nagios%20Plugins%202.0.
patch, vendor-advisory
exploit-db.com /exploits/33387
exploit
seclists.org /fulldisclosure/2014/May/74
mailing-list, exploit
legalhackers.com /advisories/nagios-check_dhcp.txt
exploit
suse.com /support/update/announcement/2014/suse-su-20141352-1.html
vendor-advisory
secunia.com /advisories/61319
third-party-advisory
securityfocus.com /bid/67433
vdb-entry
secunia.com /advisories/58751
third-party-advisory
openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2014/06/30/6
mailing-list

Sources

CVE List CVE-2014-4701
NVD CVE-2014-4701

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Summary