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CVE-2016-2057

This CVE name corresponds to:

Entered	Topic
2016-02-09	xymon-server -- multiple vulnerabilities

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CVE-2016-2057 at cve.mitre.org

Details

Type	Candidate
Name	CVE-2016-2057
Phase	Assigned(20160125)

Description

lib/xymond_ipc.c in Xymon 4.1.x, 4.2.x, and 4.3.x before 4.3.25 use weak permissions (666) for an unspecified IPC message queue, which allows local users to inject arbitrary messages by writing to that queue.

References

Source	Reference
BUGTRAQ	20160214 Xymon: Critical security issues in all versions prior to 4.3.25
MISC	http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135758/Xymon-4.3.x-Buffer-Overflow-Code-Execution-Information-Disclosure.html
CONFIRM	https://sourceforge.net/p/xymon/code/7891/
DEBIAN	DSA-3495