7.5high
CVE-2016-9564
Buffer overflow in send_redirect() in Boa Webserver 0.92r allows remote attackers to DoS via an HTTP GET request requesting a long URI with…
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.4%
percentile 73%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
Buffer overflow in send_redirect() in Boa Webserver 0.92r allows remote attackers to DoS via an HTTP GET request requesting a long URI with only '/' and '.' characters.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.44% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
- ljcusack.io /cve-2016-9564-stack-based-buffer-overflow-in-boa-0-dot-92r · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/94599 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-9564
- NVD: CVE-2016-9564
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