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.
Published: 2016-04-13
Score: 3.3 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3495-1 xymon security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-3162 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.
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:17:50.470Z

Reserved: 2016-01-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-2057

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-04-13T16:59:07.597

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-2057

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