Nagios
CVE-2016-10089
HIGH
Severity by source
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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1DescriptionCVE.org
Nagios 4.3.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a hard link attack on the Nagios init script file, related to CVE-2016-8641.
AnalysisAI
Nagios 4.3.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a hard link attack on the Nagios init script file, related to CVE-2016-8641. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-264. Nagios 4.3.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a hard link attack on the Nagios init script file, related to CVE-2016-8641. Affected products include: Nagios.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the get_history function in history.cgi in Nagios Core before 3.4.4, and Icinga
Multiple off-by-one errors in Nagios Core 3.5.1, 4.0.2, and earlier, and Icinga before 1.8.5, 1.9 before 1.9.4, and 1.10
MagpieRSS, as used in the front-end component in Nagios Core before 4.2.2 might allow remote attackers to read or write
base/logging.c in Nagios Core before 4.2.4 allows local users with access to an account in the nagios group to gain root
Snoopy allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is
The Fedora Nagios package uses "nagiosadmin" as the default password for the "nagiosadmin" administrator account, which
qh_help in Nagios Core version 4.4.1 and earlier is prone to a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability, which allows atta
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
Off-by-one error in the process_cgivars function in contrib/daemonchk.c in Nagios Core 3.5.1, 4.0.2, and earlier allows
Nagios Log Server 2.1.3 has Incorrect Access Control. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely e
rss-newsfeed.php in Nagios Core 3.4.4, 3.5.1, and earlier, when MAGPIE_CACHE_ON is set to 1, allows local users to overw
Same technique Privilege Escalation
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