Amazon Linux AMI : nrpe (ALAS-2014-364)

high Nessus Plugin ID 78307

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.

Description

** DISPUTED ** Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in nrpe.c in Nagios Remote Plugin Executor (NRPE) 2.15 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a newline character in the -a option to libexec/check_nrpe. NOTE: this issue is disputed by multiple parties. It has been reported that the vendor allows newlines as 'expected behavior.' Also, this issue can only occur when the administrator enables the 'dont_blame_nrpe' option in nrpe.conf despite the 'HIGH security risk' warning within the comments.

Solution

Run 'yum update nrpe' to update your system.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 78307

File Name: ala_ALAS-2014-364.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Amazon Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 10/12/2014

Updated: 4/18/2018

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nagios-plugins-nrpe, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nrpe, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nrpe-debuginfo, cpe:/o:amazon:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 6/26/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-2913

ALAS: 2014-364

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