UBUNTU-CVE-2014-5261

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-5261
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-5261.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-5261
Upstream
Published
2014-08-22T14:55:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T08:17:06.495349Z
Severity
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

The graph settings script (graph_settings.php) in Cacti 0.8.8b and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a font size, related to the rrdtool commandline in lib/rrd.php.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / cacti

Package

Name
cacti
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/cacti@0.8.8b+dfsg-5ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.8.8b+dfsg-5ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.8.8b+dfsg-3
0.8.8b+dfsg-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "cacti",
            "binary_version": "0.8.8b+dfsg-5ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-5261.json"