high
7.5
CWE
20
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2013-1362: Input Validation

First published: Tue Jul 09 2013(Updated: )

Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in nrpc.c in Nagios Remote Plug-In Executor (NRPE) before 2.14 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands via "$()" shell metacharacters, which are processed by bash.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
SUSE Linux=11.4
SUSE Linux=12.1
SUSE Linux=12.2
Nagios Remote Plugin Executor<=2.13
Nagios Remote Plugin Executor=1.3
Nagios Remote Plugin Executor=1.4
Nagios Remote Plugin Executor=1.5
Nagios Remote Plugin Executor=1.6
Nagios Remote Plugin Executor=1.7
Nagios Remote Plugin Executor=1.8
Nagios Remote Plugin Executor=1.9
Nagios Remote Plugin Executor=2.0
Nagios Remote Plugin Executor=2.0b1
Nagios Remote Plugin Executor=2.0b2
Nagios Remote Plugin Executor=2.0b3
Nagios Remote Plugin Executor=2.0b4
Nagios Remote Plugin Executor=2.0b5
Nagios Remote Plugin Executor=2.3
Nagios Remote Plugin Executor=2.4
Nagios Remote Plugin Executor=2.5
Nagios Remote Plugin Executor=2.5.1
Nagios Remote Plugin Executor=2.5.2
Nagios Remote Plugin Executor=2.6
Nagios Remote Plugin Executor=2.7
Nagios Remote Plugin Executor=2.7.1
Nagios Remote Plugin Executor=2.8
Nagios Remote Plugin Executor=2.8.1
Nagios Remote Plugin Executor=2.8b1
Nagios Remote Plugin Executor=2.9
Nagios Remote Plugin Executor=2.10
Nagios Remote Plugin Executor=2.11
Nagios Remote Plugin Executor=2.12

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2013-1362?

    CVE-2013-1362 has been rated as a medium-severity vulnerability, primarily due to its potential to allow remote command execution.

  • How do I fix CVE-2013-1362?

    To fix CVE-2013-1362, upgrade Nagios Remote Plug-In Executor (NRPE) to version 2.14 or higher.

  • What versions are affected by CVE-2013-1362?

    CVE-2013-1362 affects versions of Nagios Remote Plug-In Executor prior to 2.14, including 1.3 through 2.12 as well as certain openSUSE versions.

  • What are the potential impacts of CVE-2013-1362?

    Exploiting CVE-2013-1362 could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on a targeted system.

  • Is CVE-2013-1362 easy to exploit?

    Yes, CVE-2013-1362 can be exploited easily by an attacker with remote access, especially if proper input validation is not in place.

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