CVE-2016-2055

HIGH

Xymon Daemon Gather Information

Title source: metasploit

Description

xymond/xymond.c in xymond in Xymon 4.1.x, 4.2.x, and 4.3.x before 4.3.25 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files in the configuration directory via a "config" command.

Exploits (1)

metasploit WORKING POC

by Markus Krell, bcoles · rubypoc

https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/gather/xymon_info.rb

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References (4)

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory] http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135758/Xymon-4.3.x-Buffer-Overflow-Code-Execution-Information-Disclosure.html

[Patch] https://sourceforge.net/p/xymon/code/7890/

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537522/100/0/threaded

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3495

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5

EPSS 0.6800

EPSS Percentile 98.6%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE

CWE-200

Status published

Products (33)

debian/debian_linux 8.0

xymon/xymon 4.1.0

xymon/xymon 4.1.1

xymon/xymon 4.1.2 (3 CPE variants)

xymon/xymon 4.2 alfa (3 CPE variants)

xymon/xymon 4.2.0

xymon/xymon 4.2.2 (2 CPE variants)

xymon/xymon 4.2.3 (2 CPE variants)

xymon/xymon 4.3.0 (5 CPE variants)

xymon/xymon 4.3.1

... and 23 more

Published Apr 13, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026