7.2
HIGH
CVE-2014-5284
OSSEC host-deny.sh Temporary File Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

host-deny.sh in OSSEC before 2.8.1 writes to temporary files with predictable filenames without verifying ownership, which allows local users to modify access restrictions in hosts.deny and gain root privileges by creating the temporary files before automatic IP blocking is performed.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 2, 2014, 1:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 2, 2014, 2:08 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2014-5284 has a 33 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-5284 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Ossec ossec
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2014-5284.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129111/OSSEC-2.8-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35234 Exploit
https://github.com/ossec/ossec-hids/releases/tag/2.8.1 Patch Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

C Shell Python Assembly Ruby Makefile Meson

Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 20, 2024, 8:34 p.m. This repo has been linked 91 different CVEs too.

bounty collection

Shell Python Dockerfile Ruby JavaScript ASP.NET Classic ASP HTML PHP Jupyter Notebook

Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago
26 stars 4 fork 4 watcher
Born at : Sept. 11, 2023, 11:19 a.m. This repo has been linked 234 different CVEs too.

None

C Shell Python Ruby Makefile HTML

Updated: 1 year, 4 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : June 14, 2023, 7:23 p.m. This repo has been linked 50 different CVEs too.

Linux privilege escalation exploits collection.

C Shell Python Assembly Ruby Makefile Meson

Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago
88 stars 13 fork 13 watcher
Born at : April 26, 2023, 2:58 p.m. This repo has been linked 91 different CVEs too.

None

C Shell Python Ruby Makefile HTML

Updated: 1 year, 6 months ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 26, 2023, 7:11 a.m. This repo has been linked 50 different CVEs too.

None

C Shell Python Ruby Makefile HTML

Updated: 2 years, 7 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 3, 2022, 1:47 p.m. This repo has been linked 49 different CVEs too.

None

C Shell Python Ruby Makefile HTML

Updated: 3 years ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 21, 2021, 9:46 a.m. This repo has been linked 56 different CVEs too.

Linux Eelvation(持续更新)

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C Shell Python Ruby Makefile HTML

Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago
390 stars 92 fork 92 watcher
Born at : March 30, 2021, 7:09 a.m. This repo has been linked 72 different CVEs too.

Linux Elevation

C Shell Python Ruby Makefile HTML

Updated: 1 year, 9 months ago
2 stars 6 fork 6 watcher
Born at : Dec. 29, 2020, 12:49 a.m. This repo has been linked 56 different CVEs too.

Linux kernel EoP exp

C Shell Python Ruby Makefile HTML C++

Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago
73 stars 16 fork 16 watcher
Born at : May 13, 2020, 6:28 a.m. This repo has been linked 55 different CVEs too.

None

C Shell Python Ruby Makefile HTML

Updated: 4 years, 6 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 3, 2020, 2:04 p.m. This repo has been linked 50 different CVEs too.

None

C Shell Python Ruby Makefile HTML

Updated: 4 years, 9 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 2, 2020, 3:07 p.m. This repo has been linked 50 different CVEs too.

Localroot-ALL-CVE~

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C Shell Python Ruby Makefile HTML Perl Batchfile

Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago
123 stars 46 fork 46 watcher
Born at : Feb. 2, 2020, 6:25 a.m. This repo has been linked 93 different CVEs too.

None

C Shell Python Ruby Makefile HTML

Updated: 4 years, 9 months ago
0 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Jan. 17, 2020, 2:20 a.m. This repo has been linked 50 different CVEs too.

None

C Shell Python Ruby Makefile HTML

Updated: 4 years, 11 months ago
0 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Nov. 15, 2019, 8:16 a.m. This repo has been linked 50 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2014-5284 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-5284 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 02, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:ossec:ossec:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ossec/ossec-hids/releases/tag/2.8.1 No Types Assigned https://github.com/ossec/ossec-hids/releases/tag/2.8.1 Advisory, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129111/OSSEC-2.8-Privilege-Escalation.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129111/OSSEC-2.8-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit
    Changed Reference Type http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35234 No Types Assigned http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35234 Exploit
    Added CWE CWE-264
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2014-5284 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2014-5284 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.10746

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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