CVE-2015-8212

9.8 CRITICAL

Published: January 19, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026

Description

CGI handling flaw in bozohttpd in NetBSD 6.0 through 6.0.6, 6.1 through 6.1.5, and 7.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted arguments, which are handled by a non-CGI aware program.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2016-005.txt.asc

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035673

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2016-005.txt.asc

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035673

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

4 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

9.8 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

3.2%

87th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

netbsd

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