CVE-2014-0476

no score yetEPSS 3.8%

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.

EPSS: 3.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 90% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-20
Published: 2014-10-25
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

canonical:ubuntu_linux
chkrootkit:chkrootkit

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

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