CVE-2019-16279
A memory error in the function SSL_accept in nostromo nhttpd through 1.9.6 allows an attacker to trigger a denial of service via a crafted HTTP request.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 19.8%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
A memory error in the function SSL_accept in nostromo nhttpd through 1.9.6 allows an attacker to trigger a denial of service via a crafted HTTP request.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 19.80% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- nazgul/nostromo nhttpd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 19.8% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.nazgul.ch/dev/nostromo_cl.txtRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://git.sp0re.sh/sp0re/Nhttpd-exploitsExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://sp0re.shNot Applicable
- http://www.nazgul.ch/dev/nostromo_cl.txtRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://git.sp0re.sh/sp0re/Nhttpd-exploitsExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://sp0re.shNot Applicable
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.