CVE details
CVE-2016-9565
MagpieRSS, as used in the front-end component in Nagios Core before 4.2.2 might allow remote attackers to read or write to arbitrary files by spoofing a crafted response from the Nagios RSS feed server. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-4796.
Affected ports (2)
| Port | Package | Version | Status | Maintainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| net-mgmt/nagios | nagios | 3.5.1_12 | unaddressed | ports@FreeBSD.org |
| net-mgmt/nagios | nagios-monplugins | 3.5.1_12 | unaddressed | ports@FreeBSD.org |
Template for a VuXML entry
Range taken from the CVE record, check it before committing. make newentry in security/vuxml creates the vid.
<vuln vid="FIXME (make newentry)">
<topic>FIXME -- FIXME</topic>
<affects>
<package>
<name>nagios</name>
<range><lt>FIXME</lt></range>
</package>
<package>
<name>nagios-monplugins</name>
<range><lt>FIXME</lt></range>
</package>
</affects>
<description>
<body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<p>MagpieRSS, as used in the front-end component in Nagios Core before
4.2.2 might allow remote attackers to read or write to arbitrary files
by spoofing a crafted response from the Nagios RSS feed server. NOTE:
this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for
CVE-2008-4796.</p>
</body>
</description>
<references>
<cvename>CVE-2016-9565</cvename>
<url>https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9565</url>
</references>
<dates>
<discovery>2016-12-15</discovery>
<entry>2026-10-25</entry>
</dates>
</vuln>