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critical 9.8

CVE-2014-5009 json

Snoopy allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

published 9y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2014-4911

cvss
9.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.7%
EPSS 4.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Snoopy allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands. NOTE: this vulnerability exists due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-5008.

Patch / fix

  • nagios openstack 7, openstack 6, openstack 5 3.5.1-9.el7
  • nagios-common openstack 7, openstack 6, openstack 5 3.5.1-9.el7
  • nagios openstack 5 3.5.1-9.el6
  • nagios-common openstack 5 3.5.1-9.el6

red hat advisories RHSA-2017:0211RHSA-2017:0214RHSA-2017:0213RHSA-2017:0212

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2014-5009 updated cvss 7.2

snoopy: incomplete fixes for command execution flaws

  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 3 nagios Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4 nagios Red Hat Storage 2 nagios Red Hat Storage 3 nagios, nagios-common
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 6 nagios 3.5.1-9.el6, nagios-common 3.5.1-9.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:0212
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 7 nagios 3.5.1-9.el7, nagios-common 3.5.1-9.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:0211
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7 nagios 3.5.1-9.el7, nagios-common 3.5.1-9.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:0213
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7 nagios 3.5.1-9.el7, nagios-common 3.5.1-9.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:0214

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Exploit prediction

4.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command

References

Sources

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