CVE-2006-2489

Description

Integer overflow in CGI scripts in Nagios 1.x before 1.4.1 and 2.x before 2.3.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a content length (Content-Length) HTTP header. NOTE: this is a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-2162.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.65% Top 20%

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

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-07.xml	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26454	vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1072	vendor advisory
http://www.nagios.org/development/changelog.php
https://usn.ubuntu.com/287-1/	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20313	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18059	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/20123	patch vendor advisory third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20247	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1822	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2489?: CVE-2006-2489 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2489?: To fix CVE-2006-2489, 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-2006-2489 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-2489 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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