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CVE-2008-5028

Publication date 10 November 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in cmd.cgi in (1) Nagios 3.0.5 and (2) op5 Monitor before 4.0.1 allows remote attackers to send commands to the Nagios process, and trigger execution of arbitrary programs by this process, via unspecified HTTP requests.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
nagios 8.10 intrepid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
7.10 gutsy
Not affected
6.06 LTS dapper
Not affected
nagios2 8.10 intrepid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 2.11-1ubuntu1.4
7.10 gutsy Ignored end of life, was needed
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
nagios3 8.10 intrepid
Fixed 3.0.2-1ubuntu1.1
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
7.10 gutsy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release

Notes


mdeslaur

Nagios 1.x doesn't have the CMD_CHANGE commands, so remote attackers wouldn't be able to trigger arbitrary programs.

Patch details

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Package Patch details
nagios3

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-698-3
    • Nagios vulnerabilities
    • 23 December 2008
    • USN-698-2
    • Nagios3 vulnerabilities
    • 22 December 2008

Other references