CVE-2008-6373
CVE-2008-6373 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nagios with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-94.
Key facts
- Severity: Medium (CVSS 2.0 base score 5.0)
- EPSS exploit prediction: 5% (91st percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- Weakness: CWE-94
- Affected product: Nagios
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in Nagios before 3.0.6 has unspecified impact and remote attack vectors related to CGI programs, "adaptive external commands," and "writing newlines and submitting service comments."
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-6373?
- Unspecified vulnerability in Nagios before 3.0.6 has unspecified impact and remote attack vectors related to CGI programs, "adaptive external commands," and "writing newlines and submitting service comments."
- How severe is CVE-2008-6373?
- CVE-2008-6373 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated medium severity.
- Is CVE-2008-6373 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 5% (91st percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2008-6373?
- CVE-2008-6373 primarily affects Nagios. In total, 55 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2008-6373?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
- When was CVE-2008-6373 published?
- CVE-2008-6373 was published on 2009-03-02 and last updated on 2026-06-16.
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124156641928637&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32909
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35002
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-15.xml
- http://www.nagios.org/development/history/nagios-3x.php
- http://www.nagios.org/news/#88
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32611
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022165
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1256
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47081
Affected products (55)
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:1.0_b1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:1.0_b2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:1.0_b3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:1.0b1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:1.0b2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:1.0b3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:1.0b4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:1.0b5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:1.0b6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.0b1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.0b2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.0b3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.0b4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.0b5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.0b6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.0rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.0rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:3.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:3.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:3.0:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:*
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