FKIE_CVE-2016-9565

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2016-12-15 22:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:56
Summary
MagpieRSS, as used in the front-end component in Nagios Core before 4.2.2 might allow remote attackers to read or write to arbitrary files by spoofing a crafted response from the Nagios RSS feed server. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-4796.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140169/Nagios-Core-Curl-Command-Injection-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0211.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0212.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0213.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0214.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0258.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0259.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/57Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539925/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94922Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037488
cve@mitre.orghttps://legalhackers.com/advisories/Nagios-Exploit-Command-Injection-CVE-2016-9565-2008-4796.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-26
cve@mitre.orghttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-20
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40920/
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.nagios.org/projects/nagios-core/history/4x/Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140169/Nagios-Core-Curl-Command-Injection-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0211.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0212.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0213.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0214.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0258.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0259.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/57Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539925/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94922Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037488
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://legalhackers.com/advisories/Nagios-Exploit-Command-Injection-CVE-2016-9565-2008-4796.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-26
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-20
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40920/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.nagios.org/projects/nagios-core/history/4x/Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
nagios nagios *

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    },
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      "value": "MagpieRSS, como es usado en el componente front-end en Nagios Core en versiones anteriores a 4.2.2 podr\u00eda permitir a atacantes remotos leer o escribir archivos arbitrarios falsificando una respuesta manipulada del servidor de alimentaci\u00f3n Nagios RSS. NOTA: esta vulnerabilidad existe debido a una incompleta reparaci\u00f3n de CVE-2008-4796."
    }
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  "id": "CVE-2016-9565",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T00:56:15.123",
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