What is CVE-2015-5159?

CVE-2015-5159 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kdcproxy Project, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-10-30.

How severe is CVE-2015-5159?

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

Is CVE-2015-5159 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Improper input validation in Kdcproxy Project

CVE-2015-5159

python-kdcproxy before 0.3.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large POST request.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2018-10-30 · 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: 0.022 (81.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 82nd percentile — 81.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.022 · newest: 0.022 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Kdcproxy Project

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Mitigation, Issue Tracking)
github.com/latchset/kdcproxy/commit/f274aa6787cb8b3ec1cc12c440a56665b7231882 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-5159?: CVE-2015-5159 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kdcproxy Project, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-10-30.
How severe is CVE-2015-5159?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2015-5159 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.