SB2013011302 - Fedora EPEL 6 update for nagios



SB2013011302 - Fedora EPEL 6 update for nagios

Published: January 13, 2013 Updated: April 24, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2013011302
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-6096)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing a long (1) host_name variable (host parameter) or (2) svc_description variable. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trigger stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.