CVE-2016-2054
Multiple buffer overflows in xymond/xymond.c in xymond in Xymon 4.1.x, 4.2.x, and 4.3.x before 4...
Multiple buffer overflows in xymond/xymond.c in xymond in Xymon 4.1.x, 4.2.x, and 4.3.x before 4.3.25 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a long filename, involving handling a "config" command.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
9.8
Multiple buffer overflows in xymond/xymond.c in xymond in Xymon 4.1.x, 4.2.x, and 4.3.x before 4.3.25 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a long filename, involving handling a "config" command.
- Record
CVE-2016-2054- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Multiple buffer overflows in xymond/xymond.c in xymond in Xymon 4.1.x, 4.2.x, and 4.3.x before 4.3.25 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a long filename, involving handling a "config" command.
- Record
CVE-2016-2054- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-3159 No score
Multiple buffer overflows in xymond/xymond.c in xymond in Xymon 4.1.x, 4.2.x, and 4.3.x before 4.3.25 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a long filename, involving handling a "config" command.
- Record
EUVD-2016-3159- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fhw7-jcjc-3vxx
9.8
Multiple buffer overflows in xymond/xymond.c in xymond in Xymon 4.1.x, 4.2.x, and 4.3.x before 4...
Multiple buffer overflows in xymond/xymond.c in xymond in Xymon 4.1.x, 4.2.x, and 4.3.x before 4.3.25 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a long filename, involving handling a "config" command.
- Record
GHSA-fhw7-jcjc-3vxx- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
9.8
Multiple buffer overflows in xymond/xymond.c in xymond in Xymon 4.1.x, 4.2.x, and 4.3.x before 4.3.25 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a long filename, involving handling a "config" command.
- Record
CVE-2016-2054- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-2054
9.8
Multiple buffer overflows in xymond/xymond.c in xymond in Xymon 4.1.x, 4.2.x, and 4.3.x before 4.3.25 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a long filename, involving handling a "config" command.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2054- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-2054
9.8
Multiple buffer overflows in xymond/xymond.c in xymond in Xymon 4.1.x, 4.2.x, and 4.3.x before 4.3.25 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a long filename, involving handling a "config" command.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2054- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2016-0177 No score
Updated xymon packages fix security vulnerabilities
Updated xymon packages fix security vulnerabilities:
The incorrect handling of user-supplied input in the "config" command can trigger a stack-based buffer overflow, resulting in denial of service (via application crash) or remote code execution (CVE-2016-2054).
The incorrect handling of user-supplied input in the "config" command can lead to an information leak by serving sensitive configuration files to a remote user (CVE-2016-2055).
The commands handling password management do not properly validate user-supplied input, and are thus vulnerable to shell command injection by a remote user (CVE-2016-2056).
Incorrect permissions on an internal queuing system allow a user with a local account on the xymon master server to bypass all network-based access control lists, and thus inject messages directly into xymon (CVE-2016-2057).
Incorrect escaping of user-supplied input in status webpages can be used to trigger reflected cross-site scripting attacks (CVE-2016-2058).
Note that to effectively fix CVE-2016-2055, the /etc/xymon/xymonpasswd configuration file should be owned by user and group apache with 640 permissions.
- Record
MGASA-2016-0177- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
xymonDebian:12 |
before 4.3.25-1 | 4.3.25-1 |
xymonDebian:13 |
before 4.3.25-1 | 4.3.25-1 |
xymonDebian:14 |
before 4.3.25-1 | 4.3.25-1 |
xymonDebian:7 |
before 4.3.0~beta2.dfsg-9.1+deb7u1, plus listed versions 4.3.0~beta2.dfsg-9.1 |
4.3.0~beta2.dfsg-9.1+deb7u1 |
xymonDebian:8 |
before 4.3.17-6+deb8u1, plus listed versions 4.3.17-6 |
4.3.17-6+deb8u1 |
xymonMageia:5 |
before 4.3.17-5.1.mga5 | 4.3.17-5.1.mga5 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-2054 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Xymon, published February 28, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.63%, the 92nd percentile. Fixed in xymon 4.3.25-1.
References
sourceforge.net/p/xymon/code/7859
securityfocus.com/archive/1/537522/100/0/threaded
debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3495
lists.xymon.com/archive/2016-February/042986.html
sourceforge.net/p/xymon/code/7860
packetstormsecurity.com/files/135758/Xymon-4.3.x-Buffer-Overflow-Code-Execution-Information-Disclosure.html
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2054
github.com/advisories/GHSA-fhw7-jcjc-3vxx
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2054
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2016-0177.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17846
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2054
lists.xymon.com/pipermail/xymon/2016-February/042986.html
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2054