CVE-2016-2057

Severity

21%

Complexity

39%

Confidentiality

48%

lib/xymond_ipc.c in Xymon 4.1.x, 4.2.x, and 4.3.x before 4.3.25 use weak permissions (666) for an unspecified IPC message queue, which allows local users to inject arbitrary messages by writing to that queue.

lib/xymond_ipc.c in Xymon 4.1.x, 4.2.x, and 4.3.x before 4.3.25 use weak permissions (666) for an unspecified IPC message queue, which allows local users to inject arbitrary messages by writing to that queue.

CVSS 3.0 Base Score 3.3. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 2.1. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N).

Overview

First reported 8 years ago

2016-04-13 16:59:00

Last updated 6 years ago

2018-10-09 19:59:00

Affected Software

Xymon 4.1.0

4.1.0

Xymon 4.1.1

4.1.1

Xymon 4.1.2

4.1.2

Xymon 4.1.2p1

4.1.2

Xymon 4.1.2p2

4.1.2

Xymon 4.2 Alfa

4.2

Xymon 4.2 Beta 20060605

4.2

Xymon 4.2 Release Candidate 20060712

4.2

Xymon 4.2.0

4.2.0

Xymon 4.2.2

4.2.2

Xymon 4.2.2 Release Candidate 1

4.2.2

Xymon 4.2.3

4.2.3

Xymon 4.2.3 Release Candidate 1

4.2.3

Xymon 4.3.0

4.3.0

Xymon 4.3.0 beta1

4.3.0

Xymon 4.3.0 beta2

4.3.0

Xymon 4.3.0 beta3

4.3.0

Xymon 4.3.0 release candidate 1

4.3.0

Xymon 4.3.1

4.3.1

Xymon 4.3.2

4.3.2

Xymon 4.3.3

4.3.3

Xymon 4.3.4

4.3.4

Xymon 4.3.5

4.3.5

Xymon 4.3.6

4.3.6

Xymon 4.3.7

4.3.7

Xymon 4.3.8

4.3.8

Xymon 4.3.9

4.3.9

Xymon 4.3.10

4.3.10

Xymon 4.3.11

4.3.11

Xymon 4.3.12

4.3.12

Xymon 4.3.13

4.3.13

Xymon 4.3.14

4.3.14

Xymon 4.3.15

4.3.15

Xymon 4.3.16

4.3.16

Xymon 4.3.17

4.3.17

Xymon 4.3.18

4.3.18

Xymon 4.3.19

4.3.19

Xymon 4.3.19 Release Candidate 1

4.3.19

Xymon 4.3.20

4.3.20

Xymon 4.3.21

4.3.21

Xymon 4.3.22

4.3.22

Xymon 4.3.23

4.3.23

Xymon 4.3.24

4.3.24

Debian Linux 8.0 (Jessie)

8.0

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135758/Xymon-4.3.x-Buffer-Overflow-Code-Execution-Information-Disclosure.html

DSA-3495

20160214 Xymon: Critical security issues in all versions prior to 4.3.25

https://sourceforge.net/p/xymon/code/7891/

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