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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 allo…

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
3.3
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.5%
percentile 41%
Public exploits
0
none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.47% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.03.3CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
NVD2.02.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/537522/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • sourceforge.net /p/xymon/code/7891/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2016/dsa-3495 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • packetstormsecurity.com /files/135758/Xymon-4.3.x-Buffer-Overflow-Code-Execution-Information-Disclosure.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

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