CVE-2016-2057
lib/xymond_ipc.c in Xymon 4.1.x, 4.2.x, and 4.3.x before 4.3.25 use weak permissions (666) for an...
lib/xymond_ipc.c in Xymon 4.1.x, 4.2.x, and 4.3.x before 4.3.25 use weak permissions (666) for an unspecified IPC message queue, which allows local users to inject arbitrary messages by writing to that queue.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
3.3
lib/xymond_ipc.c in Xymon 4.1.x, 4.2.x, and 4.3.x before 4.3.25 use weak permissions (666) for an unspecified IPC message queue, which allows local users to inject arbitrary messages by writing to that queue.
- Record
CVE-2016-2057- CVSS 3.0
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
lib/xymond_ipc.c in Xymon 4.1.x, 4.2.x, and 4.3.x before 4.3.25 use weak permissions (666) for an unspecified IPC message queue, which allows local users to inject arbitrary messages by writing to that queue.
- Record
CVE-2016-2057- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-3162 No score
lib/xymond_ipc.c in Xymon 4.1.x, 4.2.x, and 4.3.x before 4.3.25 use weak permissions (666) for an unspecified IPC message queue, which allows local users to inject arbitrary messages by writing to that queue.
- Record
EUVD-2016-3162- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-529x-f9rr-pg3j
3.3
lib/xymond_ipc.c in Xymon 4.1.x, 4.2.x, and 4.3.x before 4.3.25 use weak permissions (666) for an...
lib/xymond_ipc.c in Xymon 4.1.x, 4.2.x, and 4.3.x before 4.3.25 use weak permissions (666) for an unspecified IPC message queue, which allows local users to inject arbitrary messages by writing to that queue.
- Record
GHSA-529x-f9rr-pg3j- CVSS 3.0
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
3.3
lib/xymond_ipc.c in Xymon 4.1.x, 4.2.x, and 4.3.x before 4.3.25 use weak permissions (666) for an unspecified IPC message queue, which allows local users to inject arbitrary messages by writing to that queue.
- Record
CVE-2016-2057- CVSS 3.0
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-2057
3.3
lib/xymond_ipc.c in Xymon 4.1.x, 4.2.x, and 4.3.x before 4.3.25 use weak permissions (666) for an unspecified IPC message queue, which allows local users to inject arbitrary messages by writing to that queue.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2057- CVSS 3.0
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-2057
3.3
lib/xymond_ipc.c in Xymon 4.1.x, 4.2.x, and 4.3.x before 4.3.25 use weak permissions (666) for an unspecified IPC message queue, which allows local users to inject arbitrary messages by writing to that queue.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2057- CVSS 3.0
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - 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
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-2016-2057 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.3) in Xymon, published February 28, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.47%, the 40th percentile. Fixed in xymon 4.3.25-1.
References
securityfocus.com/archive/1/537522/100/0/threaded
sourceforge.net/p/xymon/code/7891
debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3495
packetstormsecurity.com/files/135758/Xymon-4.3.x-Buffer-Overflow-Code-Execution-Information-Disclosure.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2057
github.com/advisories/GHSA-529x-f9rr-pg3j