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CVE-2016-2057· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

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 allow

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.

LowCVSS 3.3 · v3.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Apr 13, 2016
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.5% · 38th percentile
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Action score

13

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
13 / 40 · 3.3 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.5%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
xymonxymon
debiandebian linux

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • debian debian linux8.0
  • xymon xymon4.1.0
  • xymon xymon4.1.1
  • xymon xymon4.1.2
  • xymon xymon4.2
  • xymon xymon4.2.0
  • xymon xymon4.2.2
  • xymon xymon4.2.3
  • xymon xymon4.3.0
  • xymon xymon4.3.1
  • xymon xymon4.3.10
  • xymon xymon4.3.11
  • xymon xymon4.3.12
  • xymon xymon4.3.13
  • xymon xymon4.3.14
  • xymon xymon4.3.15
  • xymon xymon4.3.16
  • xymon xymon4.3.17
  • xymon xymon4.3.18
  • xymon xymon4.3.19

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12xymonbefore 4.3.25-14.3.25-1
Debian:8xymonbefore 4.3.17-6+deb8u14.3.17-6+deb8u1

Same product

xymon: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2016-2056xymond in Xymon 4.1.x, 4.2.x, and 4.3.x before 4.3.25 allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacter
    51Plan
  • CVE-2016-2054Multiple 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 arbi
    41Plan
  • CVE-2019-13486In Xymon through 4.3.28, a stack-based buffer overflow exists in the status-log viewer component because of   expansion in svcstatus.c.
    40Plan
  • CVE-2019-13485In Xymon through 4.3.28, a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the history viewer component via a long hostname or service p
    40Plan
  • CVE-2019-13484In Xymon through 4.3.28, a buffer overflow exists in the status-log viewer CGI because of   expansion in appfeed.c.
    40Plan
  • CVE-2019-13455In Xymon through 4.3.28, a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the alert acknowledgment CGI tool because of   expansion
    40Plan

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:xymon4.3.25-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
low · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
none
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
Low
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-264 · Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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