Nagios Core 3.4.3 history.cgi process_cgivars host_name/scv_description memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Nagios Core 3.4.3. This vulnerability affects the function process_cgivars of the file history.cgi. The manipulation of the argument host_name/scv_description leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-6096. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Nagios Core 3.4.3 (Log Management Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function process_cgivars of the file history.cgi. The manipulation of the argument host_name/scv_description with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was shared 12/09/2012 by temp66 as 1076350 as confirmed mailinglist post (Full-Disclosure). The advisory is shared at seclists.org. The public release happened without involvement of Nagios. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-6096 since 12/06/2012. The exploitation is known to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. A simple authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed by blasty and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is available at pastebin.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 75020 (openSUSE Security Update : icinga (openSUSE-SU-2013:0169-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 175245 (Debian Security Update for Nagios3 (DSA-2616)).

Upgrading to version 3.4.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (80618), Exploit-DB (24084), Tenable (75020), SecurityFocus (BID 56879†) and OSVDB (88322†). The entry VDB-7023 is related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
Author: blasty
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Nessus ID: 75020
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : icinga (openSUSE-SU-2013:0169-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 892616
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2616-1 (nagios3 - buffer overflow in CGI scripts
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Saint ID: exploit_info/nagios3_history_cgi_cmd_injection
Saint Name: Nagios 3 history.cgi Command Injection

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MetaSploit ID: nagios3_history_cgi.rb
MetaSploit Name: Nagios3 history.cgi Host Command Execution
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Core 3.4.4
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 1076350
Researcher: temp66
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-6096 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-6096
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-7109

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X-Force: 80618 - Nagios Core history.cgi buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 56879
Secunia: 51537 - Nagios history.cgi "get_history()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 88322
Vulnerability Center: 38162 - Nagios Core Before 3.4.4 and Icinga 1.6.x, 1.7.x and 1.8.x Remote Code Execution Vulnerability, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/13/2012 10:15
Updated: 12/29/2024 00:28
Changes: 12/13/2012 10:15 (60), 04/24/2017 09:50 (47), 04/20/2021 08:25 (3), 10/27/2024 13:25 (14), 12/29/2024 00:28 (2)
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Committer: olku
Cache ID: 216:FB8:103

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