CVEdetails.com the ultimate security vulnerability data source
(e.g.: CVE-2009-1234 or 2010-1234 or 20101234)
Log In   Register
Vulnerability Feeds & WidgetsNew   www.itsecdb.com  

Vulnerability Details : CVE-2006-2162

Buffer overflow in CGI scripts in Nagios 1.x before 1.4 and 2.x before 2.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a negative content length (Content-Length) HTTP header.
Publish Date : 2006-05-03 Last Update Date : 2017-07-19
Collapse All   Expand All   Select   Select&Copy  
Search Twitter   Search YouTube   Search Google

- CVSS Scores & Vulnerability Types

CVSS Score
5.0
Confidentiality Impact None (There is no impact to the confidentiality of the system.)
Integrity Impact Partial (Modification of some system files or information is possible, but the attacker does not have control over what can be modified, or the scope of what the attacker can affect is limited.)
Availability Impact None (There is no impact to the availability of the system.)
Access Complexity Low (Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. Very little knowledge or skill is required to exploit. )
Authentication Not required (Authentication is not required to exploit the vulnerability.)
Gained Access None
Vulnerability Type(s) Execute CodeOverflow
CWE ID CWE id is not defined for this vulnerability

- Related OVAL Definitions

Title Definition Id Class Family
CVE-2006-2162 oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20062162 unix
OVAL (Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language) definitions define exactly what should be done to verify a vulnerability or a missing patch. Check out the OVAL definitions if you want to learn what you should do to verify a vulnerability.

- Products Affected By CVE-2006-2162

# Product Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language
1 Application Nagios Nagios 1.3 Version Details Vulnerabilities
2 Application Nagios Nagios 2.2 Version Details Vulnerabilities

- Number Of Affected Versions By Product

Vendor Product Vulnerable Versions
Nagios Nagios 2

- References For CVE-2006-2162

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26253
XF nagios-multiple-scripts-bo(26253)
https://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_id=10297806&forum_id=7890 CONFIRM
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-282-1
UBUNTU USN-282-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1662
VUPEN ADV-2006-1662
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_05_19.html
SUSE SUSE-SR:2006:011
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17879
BID 17879 Nagios Remote Negative Content-Length Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Release Date:2007-11-15
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1072
DEBIAN DSA-1072
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-07.xml
GENTOO GLSA-200605-07
http://www.nagios.org/development/changelog.php CONFIRM

- Metasploit Modules Related To CVE-2006-2162

There are not any metasploit modules related to this CVE entry (Please visit www.metasploit.com for more information)
CVE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. CWE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CWE content is MITRE's CWE web site. OVAL is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of OVAL content is MITRE's OVAL web site.
Use of this information constitutes acceptance for use in an AS IS condition. There are NO warranties, implied or otherwise, with regard to this information or its use. Any use of this information is at the user's risk. It is the responsibility of user to evaluate the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information, opinion, advice or other content. EACH USER WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY consequences of his or her direct or indirect use of this web site. ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED. This site will NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT or any other kind of loss.