CVE-2016-2054
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 5.6% (pctl 93)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in xymond/xymond.c in xymond in Xymon 4.1.x, 4.2.x, and 4.3.x before 4.3.25 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a long filename, involving handling a "config" command.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 5.63% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2016-04-13 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| debian | debian linux |
| xymon | xymon |
References
- http://lists.xymon.com/archive/2016-February/042986.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135758/Xymon-4.3.x-Buffer-Overflow-Code-Execution-Information-Disclosure.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/7859/
- https://sourceforge.net/p/xymon/code/7860/
- http://lists.xymon.com/archive/2016-February/042986.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135758/Xymon-4.3.x-Buffer-Overflow-Code-Execution-Information-Disclosure.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/7859/
- https://sourceforge.net/p/xymon/code/7860/
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