ALT-PU-2025-8234-4

CVE-2008-4796

CRITICAL10.0

The _httpsrequest function (Snoopy/Snoopy.class.php) in Snoopy 1.2.3 and earlier, as used in (1) ampache, (2) libphp-snoopy, (3) mahara, (4) mediamate, (5) opendb, (6) pixelpost, and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in https URLs.

Published: 2008-10-30Modified: 2026-04-23

CVSS 2.0CRITICAL 10.0

CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

CVE-2008-7313

CRITICAL9.8

The _httpsrequest function in Snoopy allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands. NOTE: this issue exists dues to an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-4796.

Published: 2017-03-31Modified: 2026-05-13

CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5

CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS 3.xCRITICAL 9.8

CVSS:3.x/CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

CVE-2013-4214

MEDIUM6.3

rss-newsfeed.php in Nagios Core 3.4.4, 3.5.1, and earlier, when MAGPIE_CACHE_ON is set to 1, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/magpie_cache.

Published: 2013-11-23Modified: 2026-04-29

CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.3

CVSS:2.0/AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C

References

CVE-2014-5009

CRITICAL9.8

Snoopy allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands. NOTE: this vulnerability exists due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-5008.

Published: 2017-03-31Modified: 2026-05-13

CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5

CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS 3.xCRITICAL 9.8

CVSS:3.x/CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

CVE-2016-10089

HIGH7.8

Nagios 4.3.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a hard link attack on the Nagios init script file, related to CVE-2016-8641.

Published: 2017-02-15Modified: 2026-05-13

CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2

CVSS:2.0/AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS 3.xHIGH 7.8

CVSS:3.x/CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

CVE-2016-9565

CRITICAL9.8

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.

Published: 2016-12-15Modified: 2026-05-06

CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5

CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS 3.xCRITICAL 9.8

CVSS:3.x/CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

CVE-2017-14312

HIGH7.8

Nagios Core through 4.3.4 initially executes /usr/sbin/nagios as root but supports configuration options in which this file is owned by a non-root account (and similarly can have nagios.cfg owned by a non-root account), which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to this non-root account.

Published: 2017-09-11Modified: 2026-05-13

CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2

CVSS:2.0/AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS 3.xHIGH 7.8

CVSS:3.x/CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

CVE-2018-13441

MEDIUM5.5

qh_help in Nagios Core version 4.4.1 and earlier is prone to a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability, which allows attacker to cause a local denial-of-service condition by sending a crafted payload to the listening UNIX socket.

Published: 2018-07-12Modified: 2024-11-21

CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1

CVSS:2.0/AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS 3.xMEDIUM 5.5

CVSS:3.x/CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

CVE-2018-13457

MEDIUM5.5

qh_echo in Nagios Core 4.4.1 and earlier is prone to a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability, which allows attackers to cause a local denial-of-service condition by sending a crafted payload to the listening UNIX socket.

Published: 2018-07-12Modified: 2024-11-21

CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3

CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS 3.xMEDIUM 5.5

CVSS:3.x/CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

CVE-2018-13458

MEDIUM5.5

qh_core in Nagios Core 4.4.1 and earlier is prone to a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability, which allows attackers to cause a local denial-of-service condition by sending a crafted payload to the listening UNIX socket.

Published: 2018-07-12Modified: 2024-11-21

CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3

CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS 3.xMEDIUM 5.5

CVSS:3.x/CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

Package update nagios in branch sisyphus

Closed issues (10)

The _httpsrequest function in Snoopy allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands. NOTE: this issue exists dues to an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-4796.

rss-newsfeed.php in Nagios Core 3.4.4, 3.5.1, and earlier, when MAGPIE_CACHE_ON is set to 1, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/magpie_cache.

Snoopy allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands. NOTE: this vulnerability exists due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-5008.

Nagios 4.3.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a hard link attack on the Nagios init script file, related to CVE-2016-8641.

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.

qh_help in Nagios Core version 4.4.1 and earlier is prone to a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability, which allows attacker to cause a local denial-of-service condition by sending a crafted payload to the listening UNIX socket.

qh_echo in Nagios Core 4.4.1 and earlier is prone to a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability, which allows attackers to cause a local denial-of-service condition by sending a crafted payload to the listening UNIX socket.

qh_core in Nagios Core 4.4.1 and earlier is prone to a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability, which allows attackers to cause a local denial-of-service condition by sending a crafted payload to the listening UNIX socket.