CVE-2014-0243

Exp

Check_MK through 1.2.5i2p1 allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack to a file in /var/lib/check_mk_agent/job.

Published: 2018-07-19 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-0243 is rated Exploit Available (50/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.05%). 5 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2014-0243

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-0243

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-06-19 0.10% 0.05% -0.05%
2 2024-12-17 0.05% 0.10% +0.05%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.05% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-0243

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.5 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 1.8 3.6 [email protected]
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-0243

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-0243

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2014-0243 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (check-mk), 13 status rows across 13 suites (artful, bionic, lucid, precise, saucy, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): ignored 8, DNE 2, not-affected 2, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0243

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-0243

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
check_mk_project check_mk <= 1.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:check_mk_project:check_mk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
check_mk_project check_mk 1.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:check_mk_project:check_mk:1.2.5:i2p1:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-0243

URL Tags
http://git.mathias-kettner.de/git/?p=check_mk.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0426323df1641596c4f01ef5a716a3b65276f01c
http://git.mathias-kettner.de/git/?p=check_mk.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a2ef8d00c53ec9cbd05c4ae2f09b50761130e7ce
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-June/134160.html Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-June/134166.html Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/126857/Check_MK-Arbitrary-File-Disclosure.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/May/145 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/28/1 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67674 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1101669 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/58536 Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/532224/100/0/threaded Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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