What is CVE-2015-1430?

CVE-2015-1430 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Xymon, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-08-28.

How severe is CVE-2015-1430?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Xymon

CVE-2015-1430

Buffer overflow in xymon 4.3.17-1.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2017-08-28 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (67.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 67th percentile — 67.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Xymon — versions 4.3.17-1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/31/4 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-1430?: CVE-2015-1430 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Xymon, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-08-28.
How severe is CVE-2015-1430?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.