UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2054

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2054
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2054.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2054
Upstream
Published
2016-04-13T16:59:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T08:12:05.662499Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

Multiple buffer overflows in xymond/xymond.c in xymond in Xymon 4.1.x, 4.2.x, and 4.3.x before 4.3.25 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a long filename, involving handling a "config" command.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / xymon

Package

Name
xymon
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/xymon@4.3.25-1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.3.25-1

Affected versions

4.*

4.3.21-1
4.3.21-2
4.3.22~beta-1
4.3.24-1
4.3.24-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "xymon",
            "binary_version": "4.3.25-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xymon-client",
            "binary_version": "4.3.25-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xymon-client-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.3.25-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xymon-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.3.25-1"
        }
    ]
}