CVE-2014-5284

host-deny.sh in OSSEC before 2.8.1 writes to temporary files with predictable filenames without verifying ownership, which allows local users to modify access restrictions in hosts.deny and gain root privileges by creating the temporary files before automatic IP blocking is performed.

CVSS v2.0

7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

2.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 84th percentile

Published

2014-12-02

Updated

2024-08-06

Proof-of-concept exploits (2)

• http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35234
• mbadanoiu/CVE-2014-52840★ · 2019-01-11

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35234

Exploit collections (1)

• helloexp/0day/tree/master/98-Linux%E6%8F%90%E6%9D%83/2014/CVE-2014-5284

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2014-5276
• CVE-2014-5287
• CVE-2014-5275
• CVE-2014-5288
• CVE-2014-5266
• CVE-2014-5289