RULE(RULE ID:712867)

Rule General Information
Release Date: 2019-06-27
Rule Name: Nagios Remote Plugin Executor Command Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2013-1362)
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CVE ID:
Rule Protection Details
Description: Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in nrpc.c in Nagios Remote Plug-In Executor (NRPE) before 2.14 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands via "$()" shell metacharacters, which are processed by bash.
Impact: An attacker can execute arbitrary command via a successful exploit in the context of the vulnerable software.
Affected OS: Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, Other Unix, Network Device, Mac OS, iOS, Android, Others
Reference: ExploitDB:24955
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00005.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00006.html
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2013/Feb/119
Solutions
The vendors have released upgrade patches to fix vulnerabilities, please visit:
http://www.occamsec.com/vulnerabilities.html#nagios_metacharacter_vulnerability