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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.120026
Category:Amazon Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2013-203)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'nrpe' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2013-203 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'nrpe' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2013-203 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
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.

Affected Software/OS:
'nrpe' package(s) on Amazon Linux.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.5

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-1362
Bugtraq: 20130221 OSEC-2013-01: nagios metacharacter filtering omission (Google Search)
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2013/Feb/119
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24955
http://www.occamsec.com/vulnerabilities.html#nagios_metacharacter_vulnerability
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2013:0621 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00005.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2013:0624 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00006.html
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