CVE-2016-2055 Information disclosure in n/a

What is CVE-2016-2055?

CVE-2016-2055 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 13 Apr 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-2055?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Xymon Xymon.

How do I fix CVE-2016-2055?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2016-2055 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2016-2055 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2055, GHSA-qfw8-j8v2-95qr.