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High severity · published Nov 30, 2016
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
7.5
CVSS
1.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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 vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.4% · higher than 73% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BO
Boa · Boa
0.92r · source: NVD
Affected product
BO
Boa
Boa
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9564
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9564
Exploit
http://www.ljcusack.io/cve-2016-9564-stack-based-buffer-overflow-in-boa-0-dot-92r
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94599
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