Buffer overflow in Icinga
CVE-2012-6096
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.664 (99.3th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.664 · newest: 0.664 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2012-December/089125.html (mailing-list)
- www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2616 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00077.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24084 (Exploit, exploit)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00033.html (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/51863 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00088.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.nagios.org/projects/nagioscore/history/core-3x
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24159 (Exploit, exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-6096?
- CVE-2012-6096 is a vulnerability in Icinga, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2013-01-22.
- Is CVE-2012-6096 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.