Snoopy allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.
Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-77Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 4 fixed, 4 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-77.
Summary
Snoopy allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands. NOTE: this vulnerability exists due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-5008.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04707 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 4 advisoriesRed Hat: 4 fixed, 4 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:snoopy:snoopy:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Snoopy |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 4.2.3 | Vulnerable | Nagios |
- cpe:2.3:a:snoopy:snoopy:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Snoopy
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.2.3 Vulnerable ·Nagios
Remediation
Red Hat 4 advisories
- RHSA-2017:0211 Released 2017-01-31 · Red Hat rating Importantnagios security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 7 nagios-3.5.1-9.el7, nagios-common-3.5.1-9.el7, nagios-devel-3.5.1-9.el7
- RHSA-2017:0212 Released 2017-01-31 · Red Hat rating Importantnagios security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 6 nagios-3.5.1-9.el6, nagios-common-3.5.1-9.el6, nagios-devel-3.5.1-9.el6
- RHSA-2017:0213 Released 2017-01-31 · Red Hat rating Importantnagios security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7 nagios-3.5.1-9.el7, nagios-common-3.5.1-9.el7
Show 1 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2017:0214 Released 2017-01-31 · Red Hat rating Importantnagios security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7 nagios-3.5.1-9.el7, nagios-common-3.5.1-9.el7
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 3 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Storage 2 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Storage 3 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 6 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0212 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0211 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0213 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0214 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-5009
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5m9g-pc3f-6pgc
References
Patch 10
- [oss-security] 20140709 CVE request - Snoopy incomplete fix for CVE-2008-4796
- [oss-security] 20140718 Re: CVE request - Snoopy incomplete fix for CVE-2008-4796
- http://snoopy.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/snoopy/Snoopy/Snoopy.class.php?r1=1.28&r2=1.29
- [oss-security] 20140716 Re: Re: CVE request - Snoopy incomplete fix for CVE-2008-4796
- RHSA-2017:0212
- RHSA-2017:0213
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1121497
- https://github.com/cogdog/feed2js/pull/12#issuecomment-48283706
- RHSA-2017:0214
- RHSA-2017:0211
Sources
- CVE-2014-5009 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-5009 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5m9g-pc3f-6pgc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2014-5009 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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