9.3

CVE-2015-9268: debian debian_linux Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 9.3v2.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2015-9268DEBIAN-CVE-2015-9268
Published 01-10-2018Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-9268 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.3/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.54%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
DLA-1602-1

Timeline

  1. 01-10-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (NSIS) before 2.49 has unsafe implicit linking against Version.dll. In other words, there is no protection mechanism in which a wrapper function resolves the dependency at an appropriate time during runtime.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 3 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.54%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

75%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.54% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
1.54%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (sourceforge.net)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian2 products
Nullsoft1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • nsis< 2.46-7ubuntu0.1~esm1

3 vendors · 4 products

References

6 links