Nagios
CVE-2012-6096
HIGH
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionCVE.org
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.
AnalysisAI
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. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and EPSS exploitation probability 79.9%.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. 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. Affected products include: Nagios, Icinga. Version information: before 3.4.4.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.
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Nagios 4.4.5 allows an attacker, who already has administrative access to change the "URL for JSON CGIs" configuration s
Nagios Log Server 2.1.3 has CSRF. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authent
Nagios 4.3.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a hard link attack on the Nagios init script fil
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Same weakness CWE-119 – Buffer Overflow
View allSame technique Buffer Overflow
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