{
    "id": "CVE-2012-6096",
    "published": "2013-01-22 23:55:03",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 23:47:49",
    "cvss_score": "7.5",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
    "cwe": "CWE-119",
    "description": "Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the get_history function in history.cgi in Nagios Core before 3.4.4, and Icinga 1.6.x before 1.6.2, 1.7.x before 1.7.4, and 1.8.x before 1.8.4, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) host_name variable (host parameter) or (2) svc_description variable.",
    "epss_score": "0.66450",
    "epss_percentile": "0.99262",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-27 18:17:11",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "icinga",
            "product": "icinga"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "nagios",
            "product": "nagios"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "24159",
            "title": "Nagios3 - 'history.cgi' Host Command Execution (Metasploit)",
            "date": "2013-01-16",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24159"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "24084",
            "title": "Nagios3 - 'history.cgi' Remote Command Execution",
            "date": "2013-01-13",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24084"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2012-December/089125.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00033.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00060.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00077.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00088.html",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/51863",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2616",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2653",
        "http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24084",
        "http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24159",
        "http://www.nagios.org/projects/nagioscore/history/core-3x",
        "http://www.osvdb.org/89170",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56879",
        "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=893269",
        "https://dev.icinga.org/issues/3532",
        "https://www.icinga.org/2013/01/14/icinga-1-6-2-1-7-4-1-8-4-released/",
        "http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2012-December/089125.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00033.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00060.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00077.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00088.html",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/51863",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2616",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2653",
        "http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24084"
    ]
}