Buffer overflow in Websense Content Gateway
CVE-2015-5718
Stack-based buffer overflow in the handle_debug_network function in the manager in Websense Content Gateway before 8.0.0 HF02 allows remote administrators to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted diagnostic command line request to submit_net_debug.cgi.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.018 (78.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 78.2% 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
- Websense Content Gateway — versions 8.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.websense.com/support/article/kbarticle/v8-0-0-About-Hotfix-02-for-Websense-… (Vendor Advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/132968/Websense-Triton-Content-Manager-8.0.0-Buil… (Exploit)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Aug/8 (mailing-list, Exploit)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536138/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20150805-0_Webse… (Exploit)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1033263 (vdb-entry)