Integer overflow in CGI scripts in Nagios 1.x before 1.4.1 and 2.x before 2.3.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a content length (Content-Length) HTTP header
Published May 19, 2006
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.43%
Description
Integer overflow in CGI scripts in Nagios 1.x before 1.4.1 and 2.x before 2.3.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a content length (Content-Length) HTTP header. NOTE: this is a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-2162.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.0
- 1.0b1
- 1.0b2
- 1.0b3
- 1.0b4
- 1.0b5
- 1.0b6
- 1.1
- 1.2
- 1.3
- 1.4
- 2.0
- 2.0b1
- 2.0b2
- 2.0b3
- 2.0b4
- 2.0b5
- 2.0b6
- 2.0rc1
- 2.0rc2
- 2.1
- 2.2
- 2.3
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.43% (0.05431) | 92.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.43% (0.05431) | 91.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.65% (0.01652) | 80.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 8.76% (0.08757) | 94.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 8.76% (0.08757) | 93.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.54% (0.07544) | 92.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.54% (0.07544) | 92.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.54% (0.07544) | 81.06th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (10)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20123 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20247 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20313 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.securityfocus.com/bid/18059 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1822 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26454 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/287-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/20123 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/20247 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/20313 | 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.securityfocus.com/bid/18059 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1822 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26454 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/287-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU |
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