CVE-2012-6096
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the get_history function in history.cgi in Nagios Core...
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the get_history function in history.cgi in Nagios Core before 3.4.4, and Icinga 1.6.x before 1.6.2, 1.7.x before 1.7.4, and 1.8.x before 1.8.4, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) host_name variable (host parameter) or (2) svc_description variable.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the get_history function in history.cgi in Nagios Core before 3.4.4, and Icinga 1.6.x before 1.6.2, 1.7.x before 1.7.4, and 1.8.x before 1.8.4, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) host_name variable (host parameter) or (2) svc_description variable.
- Record
CVE-2012-6096- 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 stack-based buffer overflows in the get_history function in history.cgi in Nagios Core before 3.4.4, and Icinga 1.6.x before 1.6.2, 1.7.x before 1.7.4, and 1.8.x before 1.8.4, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) host_name variable (host parameter) or (2) svc_description variable.
- Record
CVE-2012-6096- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-5966 No score
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the get_history function in history.cgi in Nagios Core before 3.4.4, and Icinga 1.6.x before 1.6.2, 1.7.x before 1.7.4, and 1.8.x before 1.8.4, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) host_name variable (host parameter) or (2) svc_description variable.
- Record
EUVD-2012-5966- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-976m-29vc-cxx7 No score
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the get_history function in history.cgi in Nagios Core...
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the get_history function in history.cgi in Nagios Core before 3.4.4, and Icinga 1.6.x before 1.6.2, 1.7.x before 1.7.4, and 1.8.x before 1.8.4, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) host_name variable (host parameter) or (2) svc_description variable.
- Record
GHSA-976m-29vc-cxx7- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10182-1 No score
icinga-1.13.3-2.4 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the icinga-1.13.3-2.4 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10182-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Nagios3 - 'history.cgi' Remote Command Execution | 2013-01-13 |
| Exploit-DB | Nagios3 - 'history.cgi' Host Command Execution (Metasploit) | 2013-01-16 |
| Metasploit | Nagios3 history.cgi Host Command Execution | 2012-12-09 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-6096 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Icinga, published January 22, 2013. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 66.5%, the 99th percentile. Fixed in nagios3 3.2.1-2+squeeze1.
References
lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2012-December/089125.html
debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2616
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00077.html
exploit-db.com/exploits/24084
secunia.com/advisories/51863
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nagios.org/projects/nagioscore/history/core-3x
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=893269
osvdb.org/89170
icinga.org/2013/01/14/icinga-1-6-2-1-7-4-1-8-4-released
dev.icinga.org/issues/3532
securityfocus.com/bid/56879
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6096
github.com/advisories/GHSA-976m-29vc-cxx7
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-6096