CVE-2016-2056

8.8 HIGH

Published: April 13, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026

Description

xymond in Xymon 4.1.x, 4.2.x, and 4.3.x before 4.3.25 allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the adduser_name argument in (1) web/useradm.c or (2) web/chpasswd.c.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153620/Xymon-useradm-Command-Execution.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3495

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537522/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://sourceforge.net/p/xymon/code/7892/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

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