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CVE-2012-6096

HighPublished

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...

Published: Jan 22, 2013
Updated: Aug 6, 2024
Assigning CNA: redhat
Evidence observed: Jan 13, 2013

Primary CVSS

7.5/ 10High

nvd · CVSS 2.0

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS probability estimate

66.5%

High · next 30 days

Percentile: 99.3%
Model date: Sep 21, 2026

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Summary

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.

Sources

Nagios3 - 'history.cgi' Remote Command ExecutionExploit
blasty · multiple · Jan 13, 2013
Nagios3 - 'history.cgi' Host Command Execution (Metasploit)Exploit
Metasploit · linux · Jan 16, 2013

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