Out-of-Bounds Affecting nagios-devel package, versions <0:3.5.1-2.10.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
4.59% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-NAGIOSDEVEL-1708440
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed28 Feb 2014

Introduced: 28 Feb 2014

CVE-2014-1878  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 nagios-devel to version 0:3.5.1-2.10.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2017-899.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nagios-devel package and not the nagios-devel package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

Stack-based buffer overflow in the cmd_submitf function in cgi/cmd.c in Nagios Core, possibly 4.0.3rc1 and earlier, and Icinga before 1.8.6, 1.9 before 1.9.5, and 1.10 before 1.10.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a long message to cmd.cgi.

CVSS Scores

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