# CVE-2014-4701: The check\_dhcp plugin in Nagios Plugins before 2.0.2 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from INI configuration files via the

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-12-05 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33387
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61319
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/May/74
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67433
- http://secunia.com/advisories/58751
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/30/6
- http://nagios-plugins.org/nagios-plugins-2-0-2-released/?utm_source=Nagios.org&utm_medium=News+Post&utm_content=Nagios%20Plugins%202.0.2%20Released&utm_campaign=Nagios%20Plugins
- http://legalhackers.com/advisories/nagios-check_dhcp.txt
- https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2014/suse-su-20141352-1.html

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