CVE-2012-6096

Public Exploit

Description

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 79.90% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory icinga.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2012-December/089125.html mailing list
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2616 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00077.html vendor advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24084 exploit
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00033.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51863 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00088.html vendor advisory
http://www.nagios.org/projects/nagioscore/history/core-3x
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=893269
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24159 exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/89170 vdb entry
https://www.icinga.org/2013/01/14/icinga-1-6-2-1-7-4-1-8-4-released/
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00060.html vendor advisory
https://dev.icinga.org/issues/3532 vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2653 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56879 vdb entry exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-6096?
CVE-2012-6096 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-6096?
To fix CVE-2012-6096, 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-2012-6096 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-6096 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~80% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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