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    CVE-2012-6096

    Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the get_history function in history.cgi in Nagios Core before 3.4.4, and Icinga 1.6.x before 1.6.2, 1.7.x before 1.7.4, and 1.8.x before 1.8.4, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) host_name variable (host parameter) or (2) svc_description variable.

    Published:Jan 22, 2013
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Jan 22, 2013
    EPSS Score:0.799
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Icinga
    Product
    Icinga
    Vendor
    Nagios
    Product
    Nagios

    Exploits

    http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24084http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24159http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56879http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24084http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24159http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56879https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24159https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24084

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    References

    http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2012-December/089125.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00033.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00060.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00077.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00088.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/51863
    http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2616
    http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2653
    http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24084
    http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24159
    http://www.nagios.org/projects/nagioscore/history/core-3x
    http://www.osvdb.org/89170
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56879
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=893269
    https://dev.icinga.org/issues/3532
    https://www.icinga.org/2013/01/14/icinga-1-6-2-1-7-4-1-8-4-released/
    http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2012-December/089125.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00033.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00060.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00077.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00088.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/51863
    http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2616
    http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2653
    http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24084
    http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24159
    http://www.nagios.org/projects/nagioscore/history/core-3x
    http://www.osvdb.org/89170
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56879
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=893269
    https://dev.icinga.org/issues/3532
    https://www.icinga.org/2013/01/14/icinga-1-6-2-1-7-4-1-8-4-released/

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High