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CVSS v3.1
N/A
EPSS
2.50%
Published
Dec 1, 2014
Modified
May 6, 2026
Public PoC / Exploit (2)
All weaponized →Links to public security research (Exploit-DB, Nuclei, Trickest, GitHub) for defensive use only.
Description
host-deny.sh in OSSEC before 2.8.1 writes to temporary files with predictable filenames without verifying ownership, which allows local users to modify access restrictions in hosts.deny and gain root privileges by creating the temporary files before automatic IP blocking is performed.
Weaknesses (CWE)
Affected Products (1)
References (6)