Description
Buffer overflow in CGI scripts in Nagios 1.x before 1.4 and 2.x before 2.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a negative content length (Content-Length) HTTP header.
Published: 2006-05-03
Score: 5.0 Medium
EPSS: 1.3% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1072-1 New Nagios packages fix arbitrary code execution
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2006-2163 Buffer overflow in CGI scripts in Nagios 1.x before 1.4 and 2.x before 2.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a negative content length (Content-Length) HTTP header.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-282-1 Nagios vulnerability
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T17:43:27.424Z

Reserved: 2006-05-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-2162

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Status : Modified

Published: 2006-05-03T21:02:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2006-2162

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