CVE-2012-6096

Nagios < 3.4.3 - Memory Corruption

Title source: rule

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.

Exploits (3)

metasploit WORKING POC GREAT
rubypoc
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/unix/webapp/nagios3_history_cgi.rb
exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Metasploit · rubyremotelinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24159
exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by blasty · pythonremotemultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24084

Scores

EPSS 0.7990
EPSS Percentile 99.1%

Classification

CWE
CWE-119
Status draft

Affected Products (44)

nagios/nagios < 3.4.3
nagios/nagios
nagios/nagios
nagios/nagios
nagios/nagios
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nagios/nagios
nagios/nagios
nagios/nagios
nagios/nagios
nagios/nagios
nagios/nagios
nagios/nagios
nagios/nagios
... and 29 more

Timeline

Published Jan 22, 2013
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026