CVE-2017-16834
N/A
Published: November 16, 2017 at 02:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:09 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPNP4NAGIOS
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
PNP4Nagios through 0.6.26 has /usr/bin/npcd and npcd.cfg owned by an unprivileged account but root code execution depends on these files, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to this unprivileged account.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 0.6.26
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/lingej/pnp4nagios/issues/140Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201806-09Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-732
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