VulnerabilityModified
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 only '/' and '.' characters.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.44%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.44%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.44% probability · 72th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- boa/boa
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.ljcusack.io/cve-2016-9564-stack-based-buffer-overflow-in-boa-0-dot-92rExploit, Technical Description, URL Repurposed
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94599
- http://www.ljcusack.io/cve-2016-9564-stack-based-buffer-overflow-in-boa-0-dot-92rExploit, Technical Description, URL Repurposed
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94599
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.