Out-of-bounds Write Affecting xymon package, versions <4.3.29-1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.22% (60th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2304-XYMON-5478982
  • published24 Jul 2019
  • disclosed27 Aug 2019

Introduced: 24 Jul 2019

CVE-2019-13273  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:23.04 xymon to version 4.3.29-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream xymon package and not the xymon package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:23.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

In Xymon through 4.3.28, a buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the csvinfo CGI script. The overflow may be exploited by sending a crafted GET request that triggers an sprintf of the srcdb parameter.