CVE-2016-2056

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    CVE-2016-2056

    Published: 13 Apr 2016Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: xymond in Xymon 4.1.x, 4.2.x, and 4.3.x before 4.3.25 allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the adduser_name argument in (1) web/useradm.c or (2) web/chpasswd.c.

    References: http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537522/100/0/threaded, http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135758/Xymon-4.3.x-Buffer-Overflow-Code-Execution-Information-Disclosure.html, http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153620/Xymon-useradm-Command-Execution.html, http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3495, https://sourceforge.net/p/xymon/code/7892/

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

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