CVE catalog
CVE-2014-0476
chkrootkit: CVE-2014-0476
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 3.83% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | chkrootkit | sid | 0.59-2 | fixed |
| Debian | chkrootkit | forky | 0.59-2 | fixed |
| Debian | chkrootkit | trixie | 0.58b-5 | fixed |
| Debian | chkrootkit | bookworm | 0.57-2 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | chkrootkit | 14.04 | 0.49-4.1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chkrootkit | 14.04 | 0.49-4.1ubuntu1.14.04.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | chkrootkit | 14.04 | 0.49-4.1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chkrootkit | 14.04 | 0.49-4.1ubuntu1.14.04.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | chkrootkit | source | sid | 0.49-5 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | chkrootkit | source | forky | 0.49-5 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | chkrootkit | source | trixie | 0.49-5 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | chkrootkit | source | bookworm | 0.49-5 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | chkrootkit | deb | 14.04 | 0.49-4.1ubuntu1.14.04.1 | Not reported | USN-2230-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | chkrootkit | deb | 14.04 | 0.49-4.1ubuntu1.14.04.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0476 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [chkrootkit]Fixed
Source package: [chkrootkit]
Details (2)
0.57-2+b9· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.49-5dsa · chkrootkit · debian · bookworm; dsa · chkrootkit · debian · 12
0.57-2+b9· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.49-5dsa · chkrootkit · debian · bookworm; dsa · chkrootkit · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [chkrootkit]Fixed
Source package: [chkrootkit]
Details (2)
0.58b-5+b7· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.49-5dsa · chkrootkit · debian · 13
0.58b-5+b7· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.49-5dsa · chkrootkit · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-0476]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-0002-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-2945-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0476]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-2230-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-0476]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2014/cve-2014-0476.json]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]