GLSA-201412-23 : Nagios: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 79976

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201412-23 (Nagios: Multiple vulnerabilities)

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Nagios. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact :

A remote attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code, cause a Denial of Service condition, or obtain sensitive information.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Nagios users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-analyzer/nagios-core-3.5.1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201412-23

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 79976

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201412-23.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Published: 12/15/2014

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:nagios-core, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/13/2014

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Metasploit (Nagios3 history.cgi Host Command Execution)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-6096, CVE-2013-7108, CVE-2013-7205

BID: 56879, 64363, 64489

GLSA: 201412-23