Low severity · published Apr 13, 2016
CVE-2016-2057
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…
3.3
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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 vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 40% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0 · source: NVD
XY
Xymon · Xymon
4.1.0; 4.1.1; 4.1.2; 4.1.2; 4.1.2; 4.2; +34 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2057
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2057
packetstormsecurity.com
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135758/Xymon-4.3.x-Buffer-Overflow-Code-Execution-Information-Disclosure.html
www.debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3495
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537522/100/0/threaded
Patch
https://sourceforge.net/p/xymon/code/7891/
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