Nagios Content-Length integer overflow
| nagios-contentlength-overflow (26454) |  High Risk |
Description:
Nagios is vulnerable to an integer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the Content-Length HTTP header. By sending a HTTP request containing a specially-crafted value in the Content-Length header, a remote attacker could cause an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the system to crash.
Platforms Affected:
- Canonical, Ubuntu 5.04
- Canonical, Ubuntu 5.10
- Debian, Debian Linux 3.1
- Ethan Galstad, Nagios prior to 1.4.1
- Ethan Galstad, Nagios prior to 2.3.1
- Gentoo, Linux
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Nagios (1.4.1 or later) or (2.3.1 or later), available from the Nagios Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Nagios Web site, Nagios: Changelog at http://www.nagios.org/development/changelog.php.
- BID-18059: Nagios Remote Content-Length Integer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-2489: 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.
- DSA-1072: nagios -- buffer overflow
- GLSA-200605-07: Nagios: Buffer overflow
- SA20123: Nagios Content-Length Integer Overflow Vulnerability
- USN-287-1: nagios vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-1822: Nagios CGI Scripts Content-Length Header Remote Integer Overflow Vulnerability
Reported:
May 15, 2006
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