Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 25, 2014· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2014-0476
CVE-2014-0476
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 when /tmp is not mounted with the noexec option.
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Affected products
6cpe:2.3:a:chkrootkit:chkrootkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:chkrootkit:chkrootkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=0.49
- (no CPE)range: <0.50
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:lts:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:lts:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:lts:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
Patches
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References
8- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/04/9nvdExploit
- www.chkrootkit.orgnvdVendor Advisory
- osvdb.org/show/osvdb/107710nvd
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/134484/Chkrootkit-Local-Privilege-Escalation.htmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2945nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2230-1nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-05nvd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38775/nvd
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