CVE-2014-0476
The slapper function in chkrootkit before 0.50 does not properly quote file paths, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse executable. NOTE: this is only a vulnerability
02 Description
The slapper function in chkrootkit before 0.50 does not properly quote file paths, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse executable. NOTE: this is only a vulnerability
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 3.83% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 89.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2014-10-25 22:00Z12 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 09:20Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2013-12-19
- Assigning CNA
- debian
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- b7fb6499262bde2fed26589d35b796b86575d4a1d47362fd665144f024597315
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.chkrootkit.orghttp://www.chkrootkit.org/
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20140604 CVE-2014-0476 chkrootkit vulnerabilityhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/04/9
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201709-05https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-05
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2230-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2230-1
- osvdb.org107710http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/107710
- www.debian.orgDSA-2945http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2945
- packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134484/Chkrootkit-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html
- www.exploit-db.com38775https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38775/
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- chkrootkit Fixed in 0.49-5
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- chkrootkit Fixed in 0.49-5
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- chkrootkit Fixed in 0.49-5
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- chkrootkit Fixed in 0.49-4.1ubuntu1.14.04.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.