CVE-2013-4215 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Nagios Plugins 1.4.16, specifically within the check_ipxping.c component. An attacker could exploit this by creating a symbolic link to /tmp/ipxping/ipxping, leading to potential compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. With a CVSS score of 4.4, this vulnerability requires local access and moderate attack complexity, but has no known public exploits, Metasploit modules, or Nuclei templates. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, indicating a low level of public attention and no evidence of active exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.4.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nagios:plugins:1.4.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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