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CVE-2014-6262· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in the python module in RRDtool, as used in Zenoss Core before 4.2.5 and other products, allow remote

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.

HighCVSS 7.5 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Feb 11, 2020
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
7.2% · 94th percentile
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Action score

32

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
2 / 30 · 7.2%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
zenosszenoss core
debiandebian linux

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • debian debian linux8.0
  • zenoss zenoss corebefore 4.2.5

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12rrdtoolbefore 1.5.4-11.5.4-1
Debian:8rrdtoolbefore 1.4.8-1.2+deb8u11.4.8-1.2+deb8u1

Same product

zenoss: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2014-6261Zenoss Core through 5 Beta 3 does not properly implement the Check For Updates feature, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary c
    43Plan
  • CVE-2014-9249The default configuration of Zenoss Core before 5 allows remote attackers to read or modify database information by connecting to unspecifie
    30Monitor
  • CVE-2014-6256Zenoss Core through 5 Beta 3 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and place files in a directory with public (1) r
    30Monitor
  • CVE-2014-9386Zenoss Core before 4.2.5 SP161 sets an infinite lifetime for the session ID cookie, which makes it easier for remote attackers to hijack ses
    28Monitor
  • CVE-2014-6260Zenoss Core through 5 Beta 3 does not require a password for modifying the pager command string, which allows remote attackers to execute ar
    28Monitor
  • CVE-2014-9385Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Zenoss Core through 5 Beta 3 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbi
    27Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:rrdtool1.5.4-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

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Timeline

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No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

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Patch and commit links

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Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-134 · Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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ATT&CK techniques

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References

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