MEDIUM
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 May 3, 2006
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.73%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.73% 0.04728
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04728
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.73% (0.04728) | 91.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.73% (0.04728) | 90.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.32% (0.01322) | 78.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 10.85% (0.10851) | 95.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 14, 2023 | 10.85% (0.10851) | 94.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 8.25% (0.08250) | 93.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 12.25% (0.12248) | 95.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 12.25% (0.12248) | 94.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 12.25% (0.12248) | 89.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (14)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19991 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19998 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20013 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20215 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20247 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1072 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-07.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.nagios.org/development/changelog.php x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_05_19.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17879 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1662 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26253 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_id=10297806&forum_id=7890 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/282-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published May 3, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved May 3, 2006
Link CVE-2006-2162
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a