Integer overflow in CGI scripts in Nagios 1.x before 1.4.1 and 2.x before 2.3.1 allows…
Priority MEDIUM 41Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.05559 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 23
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | Nagios |
| cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:1.0b1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0b1 | Vulnerable | Nagios |
| cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:1.0b2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0b2 | Vulnerable | Nagios |
| cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:1.0b3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0b3 | Vulnerable | Nagios |
| cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:1.0b4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0b4 | Vulnerable | Nagios |
| cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:1.0b5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0b5 | Vulnerable | Nagios |
| cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:1.0b6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0b6 | Vulnerable | Nagios |
| cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1 | Vulnerable | Nagios |
| cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2 | Vulnerable | Nagios |
| cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3 | Vulnerable | Nagios |
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Nagios
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:1.0b1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0b1 Vulnerable ·Nagios
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:1.0b2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0b2 Vulnerable ·Nagios
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:1.0b3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0b3 Vulnerable ·Nagios
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:1.0b4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0b4 Vulnerable ·Nagios
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:1.0b5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0b5 Vulnerable ·Nagios
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:1.0b6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0b6 Vulnerable ·Nagios
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·Nagios
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2 Vulnerable ·Nagios
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3 Vulnerable ·Nagios
Show 13 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4 | Vulnerable | Nagios |
| cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | Nagios |
| cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.0b1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0b1 | Vulnerable | Nagios |
| cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.0b2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0b2 | Vulnerable | Nagios |
| cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.0b3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0b3 | Vulnerable | Nagios |
| cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.0b4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0b4 | Vulnerable | Nagios |
| cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.0b5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0b5 | Vulnerable | Nagios |
| cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.0b6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0b6 | Vulnerable | Nagios |
| cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.0rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0rc1 | Vulnerable | Nagios |
| cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.0rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0rc2 | Vulnerable | Nagios |
| cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1 | Vulnerable | Nagios |
| cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2 | Vulnerable | Nagios |
| cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3 | Vulnerable | Nagios |
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4 Vulnerable ·Nagios
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Nagios
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.0b1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0b1 Vulnerable ·Nagios
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.0b2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0b2 Vulnerable ·Nagios
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.0b3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0b3 Vulnerable ·Nagios
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.0b4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0b4 Vulnerable ·Nagios
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.0b5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0b5 Vulnerable ·Nagios
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.0b6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0b6 Vulnerable ·Nagios
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.0rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0rc1 Vulnerable ·Nagios
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.0rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0rc2 Vulnerable ·Nagios
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·Nagios
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·Nagios
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3 Vulnerable ·Nagios
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-2489
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g9rv-5pxc-p5wm
References
More Nagios vulnerabilities
- TI-2009-02180 statuswml.cgi in Nagios before 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2012-05060 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the get_history function in history.cgi in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2016-07788 MagpieRSS, as used in the front-end component in Nagios Core before 4.2.2 might allow… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2013-05840 Multiple off-by-one errors in Nagios Core 3.5.1, 4.0.2, and earlier, and Icinga before… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2008-04579 The _httpsrequest function (Snoopy/Snoopy.class.php) in Snoopy 1.2.3 and earlier, as used… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2014-04112 Snoopy allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2006-2489 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-2489 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g9rv-5pxc-p5wm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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