{"id":"USN-2230-1","summary":"chkrootkit vulnerability","details":"Thomas Stangner discovered that chkrootkit incorrectly quoted certain\nvalues. A local attacker could use this issue to execute arbitrary code\nwhen chkrootkit is run and gain root privileges.\n","modified":"2026-02-10T04:40:49Z","published":"2014-06-04T13:58:22Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0476"],"upstream":["CVE-2014-0476","UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0476"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2230-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0476"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"chkrootkit","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/chkrootkit@0.49-4.1ubuntu1.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.49-4.1ubuntu1.14.04.1"}]}],"versions":["0.49-4.1ubuntu1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_name":"chkrootkit","binary_version":"0.49-4.1ubuntu1.14.04.1"}]},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS","cves":[{"id":"CVE-2014-0476","severity":[{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}]}]},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-2230-1.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}