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CVE-2016-2055

xymond/xymond.c in xymond in Xymon 4.1.x, 4.2.x, and 4.3.x before 4.3.25 allow remote attackers...

7.5 HighFix available

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 read arbitrary files in the configuration directory via 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
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

17.9%Down 17.1 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

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 read arbitrary files in the configuration directory via a "config" command.

Record
CVE-2016-2055
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-200
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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 read arbitrary files in the configuration directory via a "config" command.

Record
CVE-2016-2055
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-3160 No score

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 read arbitrary files in the configuration directory via a "config" command.

Record
EUVD-2016-3160
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qfw8-j8v2-95qr 7.5

xymond/xymond.c in xymond in Xymon 4.1.x, 4.2.x, and 4.3.x before 4.3.25 allow remote attackers...

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 read arbitrary files in the configuration directory via a "config" command.

Record
GHSA-qfw8-j8v2-95qr
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-200
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.5

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 read arbitrary files in the configuration directory via a "config" command.

Record
CVE-2016-2055
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-2055 7.5

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 read arbitrary files in the configuration directory via a "config" command.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2055
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-2055 7.5

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 read arbitrary files in the configuration directory via a "config" command.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2055
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
xymon
Debian:12
before 4.3.25-1
4.3.25-1
xymon
Debian:13
before 4.3.25-1
4.3.25-1
xymon
Debian:14
before 4.3.25-1
4.3.25-1
xymon
Debian: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
xymon
Debian:8
before 4.3.17-6+deb8u1, plus listed versions
4.3.17-6
4.3.17-6+deb8u1
xymon
Mageia:5
before 4.3.17-5.1.mga5
4.3.17-5.1.mga5

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
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History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2016-2055 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Xymon, published February 28, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 17.9%, the 97th percentile. Fixed in xymon 4.3.25-1.

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