CVE-2016-8641 | Nagios up to 4.2.x Symbolic Link daemon-init.in link following (EDB-40774 / Nessus ID 97269)
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Nagios up to 4.2.x. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file daemon-init.in of the component Symbolic Link Handler. The manipulation leads to link following.
This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-8641. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.
It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.