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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

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.799
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
  • EPSS percentile: top 1% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
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Affected Products & Versions

3
nagios<= 3.4.3
nagiosall versions
icingaall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

5
remoteNagios3 - 'history.cgi' Host Command Execution (Metasploit)verified
remoteNagios3 - 'history.cgi' Remote Command Executionverified
pocwww.exploit-db.com · 24084www.exploit-db.com
pocwww.exploit-db.com · 24159www.exploit-db.com
pocwww.securityfocus.com · 56879www.securityfocus.com
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD22 Jan 2013 · 11:55 PM
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Vendor Advisories

1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10182-1
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References & Sources

13
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2012-December/089125.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00033.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00060.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00077.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00088.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/51863Vendor Advisory
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