VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-2056
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.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 54.5%
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 54.5%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 54.51% probability · 99th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-77
- Affected
- xymon/xymon · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135758/Xymon-4.3.x-Buffer-Overflow-Code-Execution-Information-Disclosure.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153620/Xymon-useradm-Command-Execution.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3495
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537522/100/0/threaded
- https://sourceforge.net/p/xymon/code/7892/Patch
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135758/Xymon-4.3.x-Buffer-Overflow-Code-Execution-Information-Disclosure.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153620/Xymon-useradm-Command-Execution.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3495
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537522/100/0/threaded
- https://sourceforge.net/p/xymon/code/7892/Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.