What is CVE-2015-8212?

CVE-2015-8212 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Netbsd, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-01-19.

How severe is CVE-2015-8212?

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

Improper input validation in Netbsd

CVE-2015-8212

CGI handling flaw in bozohttpd in NetBSD 6.0 through 6.0.6, 6.1 through 6.1.5, and 7.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted arguments, which are handled by a non-CGI aware program.

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

EPSS: 0.032 (87.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Netbsd — versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_NETBSD, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-8212?: CVE-2015-8212 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Netbsd, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-01-19.
How severe is CVE-2015-8212?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.