{"cve":"CVE-2014-0476","nvd":{"published":"2014-10-25T22:55:04.070","modified":"2026-06-17T00:03:06.850","status":"Modified","description":"The slapper function in chkrootkit before 0.50 does not properly quote file paths, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse executable.  NOTE: this is only a vulnerability when /tmp is not mounted with the noexec option.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-20"],"references":["http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/107710","http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134484/Chkrootkit-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html","http://www.chkrootkit.org/","http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2945","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/04/9"],"products":["canonical:ubuntu_linux","chkrootkit:chkrootkit"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:34:45.729216538+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2014-0476","score":0.03832,"percentile":0.90098,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}