What is CVE-2015-2297?

CVE-2015-2297 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libcsoap Project, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-10-06.

How severe is CVE-2015-2297?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Libcsoap Project

CVE-2015-2297

nanohttp in libcsoap allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted Authorization header.

Published 2017-10-06 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.018 (77.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 77.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Libcsoap Project

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/15/4 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-2297?: CVE-2015-2297 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libcsoap Project, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-10-06.
How severe is CVE-2015-2297?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.