CVE-2009-2288

Public Exploit

Description

statuswml.cgi in Nagios before 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) ping or (2) Traceroute parameters.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 93.30% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/35688 third party advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-15.xml vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35543 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39227 third party advisory
http://tracker.nagios.org/view.php?id=15 exploit
http://www.nagios.org/development/history/core-3x/
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=126996888626964&w=2 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0750 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/35692 third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022503 vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-795-1 vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1825 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-2288?
CVE-2009-2288 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-2288?
To fix CVE-2009-2288, 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-2009-2288 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-2288 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~93% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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