CVE-2006-2162

Buffer overflow in CGI scripts in Nagios 1.x before 1.4 and 2.x before 2.3 allows remote...

5.0 Medium

Buffer overflow in CGI scripts in Nagios 1.x before 1.4 and 2.x before 2.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a negative content length (Content-Length) HTTP header.

Exploit likelihood

4.84%Down 7.4 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Buffer overflow in CGI scripts in Nagios 1.x before 1.4 and 2.x before 2.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a negative content length (Content-Length) HTTP header.

Record: CVE-2006-2162
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Buffer overflow in CGI scripts in Nagios 1.x before 1.4 and 2.x before 2.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a negative content length (Content-Length) HTTP header.

Record: CVE-2006-2162
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2006-2163 No score

Buffer overflow in CGI scripts in Nagios 1.x before 1.4 and 2.x before 2.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a negative content length (Content-Length) HTTP header.

Record: EUVD-2006-2163
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4vgm-f9qh-9vm8 No score

Buffer overflow in CGI scripts in Nagios 1.x before 1.4 and 2.x before 2.3 allows remote...

Buffer overflow in CGI scripts in Nagios 1.x before 1.4 and 2.x before 2.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a negative content length (Content-Length) HTTP header.

Record: GHSA-4vgm-f9qh-9vm8
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11073-1 No score

nagios-4.4.6-2.5 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the nagios-4.4.6-2.5 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:11073-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

nagios

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`nagios` Debian:3.1 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 2:1.3-cvs.20050402-2.sarge.2, plus listed versions 2:1.3-cvs.20050402-2.sarge.1	2:1.3-cvs.20050402-2.sarge.2
`nagios` openSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 17 CVEs	before 4.4.6-2.5	4.4.6-2.5

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2006-2162 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Nagios, published May 3, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.84%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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