CVE-2014-8994 describes a local arbitrary file write vulnerability affecting check_diskio plugin versions 3.2.6 and earlier, used with Nagios and Icinga. This flaw allows an attacker to leverage a symlink attack on a predictably named temporary file to write to any file on the system. With a CVSS score of 3.6 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P), this vulnerability has low severity, requiring local access and low attack complexity, with potential impacts limited to integrity and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:check_diskio_project:check_diskio:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
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