9.8

CVE-2015-8212: netbsd Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 9.8v3.0CriticalModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2015-8212
Published 19-01-2017Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-8212 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in netbsd. EPSS estimates a 3.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.23%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
DLA-490-1

Timeline

  1. 19-01-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

3.23%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

88%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 3.23% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
3.23%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Netbsd1 product
  • netbsdEOL6.0 | 6.0.1 | 6.0.2 | 6.0.3 | 6.0.4 | 6.0.5 | 6.0.6 | 6.1 | 6.1.1 | 6.1.2 | 6.1.3 | 6.1.4 | 6.1.5 | 7.0
Ubuntu1 product
  • bozohttpd< 20111118-1+deb7u1build0.14.04.1

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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