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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2014-6262

🗓️ 24 Aug 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
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Unpatched CVE-2014-6262 in RRDtool; remote code execution via rrdtool.graph; Zenoss Core prior 4.2.5

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ReporterTitlePublishedViews
Family
Tenable Nessus
Zenoss < 4.2.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities
9 Dec 201400:00
nessus
Tenable Nessus
Debian DLA-2131-2 : rrdtool regression update
2 Mar 202000:00
nessus
CVE
CVE-2014-6262
12 Feb 202001:30
cve
Cvelist
CVE-2014-6262
12 Feb 202001:30
cvelist
Debian
[SECURITY] [DLA 2131-1] rrdtool security update
1 Mar 202020:41
debian
Debian
[SECURITY] [DLA 2131-2] rrdtool regression update
2 Mar 202018:58
debian
Debian CVE
CVE-2014-6262
12 Feb 202001:30
debiancve
NVD
CVE-2014-6262
12 Feb 202002:15
nvd
OpenVAS
Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-2131-1)
2 Mar 202000:00
openvas
OSV
DEBIAN-CVE-2014-6262
12 Feb 202002:15
osv
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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(253831);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/08/24");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2014-6262");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2014-6262");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be
patched.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied
patch available.

  - Multiple format string vulnerabilities in the python module in RRDtool, as used in Zenoss Core before
    4.2.5 and other products, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service
    (application crash) via a crafted third argument to the rrdtool.graph function, aka ZEN-15415, a related
    issue to CVE-2013-2131. (CVE-2014-6262)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-6262");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"There is no known solution at this time.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"unix");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2014-6262");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_unpatched", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2014/12/05");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/08/24");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:rrdtool");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Misc.");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info2.nasl", "set_linux_os_id.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/cpu", "Host/local_checks_enabled", "global_settings/vendor_unpatched", "Host/OS/identifier");
  script_require_ports("Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-14.04");

  exit(0);
}

if (!get_kb_item("global_settings/vendor_unpatched")) exit(0, "Unpatched Vulnerabilities Detection not active.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

include('linux_unpatched.inc');

var distro_constraints_array = {
  "Ubuntu Linux-14.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "14.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "liblua5.2-rrd-dev"},
          {"reference": "liblua5.2-rrd0"},
          {"reference": "librrd-dev"},
          {"reference": "librrd-ruby"},
          {"reference": "librrd-ruby1.9.1"},
          {"reference": "librrd4"},
          {"reference": "librrdp-perl"},
          {"reference": "librrds-perl"},
          {"reference": "python-rrdtool"},
          {"reference": "rrdcached"},
          {"reference": "rrdtool"},
          {"reference": "rrdtool-dbg"},
          {"reference": "rrdtool-tcl"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);

if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}

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