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 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.

• CWE-119

• 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
• http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2616
• http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2653
• http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24084Exploit
• http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24159Exploit
• http://www.nagios.org/projects/nagioscore/history/core-3x
• http://www.osvdb.org/89170
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56879Exploit
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=893269
• https://dev.icinga.org/issues/3532Vendor Advisory
• https://www.icinga.org/2013/01/14/icinga-1-6-2-1-7-4-1-8-4-released/
• 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
• http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2616
• http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2653
• http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24084Exploit
• http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24159Exploit
• http://www.nagios.org/projects/nagioscore/history/core-3x
• http://www.osvdb.org/89170
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56879Exploit
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=893269
• https://dev.icinga.org/issues/3532Vendor Advisory
• https://www.icinga.org/2013/01/14/icinga-1-6-2-1-7-4-1-8-4-released/

Published

Jan 22, 2013

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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