USN-3253-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3253-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3253-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3253-1
Related
Published
2017-04-03T17:42:28.112003Z
Modified
2017-04-03T17:42:28.112003Z
Summary
nagios3 vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that Nagios incorrectly handled certain long strings. A remote authenticated attacker could use this issue to cause Nagios to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2013-7108, CVE-2013-7205)

It was discovered that Nagios incorrectly handled certain long messages to cmd.cgi. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Nagios to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-1878)

Dawid Golunski discovered that Nagios incorrectly handled symlinks when accessing log files. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to elevate privileges. In the default installation of Ubuntu, this should be prevented by the Yama link restrictions. (CVE-2016-9566)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / nagios3

Package

Name
nagios3
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/nagios3@3.5.1-1ubuntu1.1?arch=src?distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.5.1-1ubuntu1.1

Affected versions

3.*

3.4.1-5ubuntu2
3.4.1-5ubuntu3
3.5.1-1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "nagios3-common": "3.5.1-1ubuntu1.1",
            "nagios3-cgi-dbgsym": "3.5.1-1ubuntu1.1",
            "nagios3-core-dbgsym": "3.5.1-1ubuntu1.1",
            "nagios3": "3.5.1-1ubuntu1.1",
            "nagios3-doc": "3.5.1-1ubuntu1.1",
            "nagios3-core": "3.5.1-1ubuntu1.1",
            "nagios3-dbg": "3.5.1-1ubuntu1.1",
            "nagios3-cgi": "3.5.1-1ubuntu1.1",
            "nagios3-dbgsym": "3.5.1-1ubuntu1.1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / nagios3

Package

Name
nagios3
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/nagios3@3.5.1.dfsg-2.1ubuntu1.1?arch=src?distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.5.1.dfsg-2.1ubuntu1.1

Affected versions

3.*

3.5.1-1ubuntu4
3.5.1.dfsg-2ubuntu1
3.5.1.dfsg-2ubuntu2
3.5.1.dfsg-2.1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "nagios3-common": "3.5.1.dfsg-2.1ubuntu1.1",
            "nagios3-cgi-dbgsym": "3.5.1.dfsg-2.1ubuntu1.1",
            "nagios3-core-dbgsym": "3.5.1.dfsg-2.1ubuntu1.1",
            "nagios3": "3.5.1.dfsg-2.1ubuntu1.1",
            "nagios3-doc": "3.5.1.dfsg-2.1ubuntu1.1",
            "nagios3-core": "3.5.1.dfsg-2.1ubuntu1.1",
            "nagios3-dbg": "3.5.1.dfsg-2.1ubuntu1.1",
            "nagios3-cgi": "3.5.1.dfsg-2.1ubuntu1.1",
            "nagios3-dbgsym": "3.5.1.dfsg-2.1ubuntu1.1"
        }
    ]
}