CVE-2006-2489

N/A Unknown
Published: May 19, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

Integer overflow in CGI scripts in Nagios 1.x before 1.4.1 and 2.x before 2.3.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a content length (Content-Length) HTTP header. NOTE: this is a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-2162.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20123
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20247
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/20313
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1072
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-07.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.nagios.org/development/changelog.php
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18059
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1822
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26454
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://usn.ubuntu.com/287-1/
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/20123
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20247
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/20313
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1072
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-07.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.nagios.org/development/changelog.php
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18059
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1822
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26454
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/287-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

20 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.9%
83th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

nagios