| Release Date | Aug 25, 2009 |
| Severity | High |
| Impact | System compromise |
| Description | This indicates a possible attack against a remote code-execution vulnerability in statuswml.cgi file of Nagios.
The vulnerability is due to the software's inability to properly handle shell metacharacters in its ping and traceroute commands. Remote attackers may exploit this to execute arbitrary code. |
| Affected Products | Nagios before 3.1.1 |
| Recommended Actions | You may upgrade your system to Nagios 3.1.1 or later. |
| Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) | http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2009-2288
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| Reference/s | http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35464 (BugTraq)
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