VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2014-0476

CVSS score3.7 LOW
EPSS probability3.83%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2014-10-25
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references