CVE-2006-2162

Description

Buffer overflow in CGI scripts in Nagios 1.x before 1.4 and 2.x before 2.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a negative content length (Content-Length) HTTP header.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.32% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory novell.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-07.xml	vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/282-1/	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1072	vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_05_19.html	vendor advisory
http://www.nagios.org/development/changelog.php
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1662	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/19998	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19991	third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26253	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/20013	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20215	third party advisory
https://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_id=10297806&forum_id=7890
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17879	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/20247	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2162?: CVE-2006-2162 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2162?: To fix CVE-2006-2162, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-2162 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-2162 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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