Vulnerability in Openinfosecfoundation Suricata
CVE-2015-8954
The MemcmpLowercase function in Suricata before 2.0.6 improperly excludes the first byte from comparisons, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intrusion-prevention functionality via a crafted HTTP request.
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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: 0.033 (87.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 87.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.033 · newest: 0.033 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- suricata-ids.org/2015/01/15/suricata-2-0-6-available/ (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/1364 (Third Party Advisory)
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-8954?
- CVE-2015-8954 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Openinfosecfoundation Suricata, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-03-20.
- How severe is CVE-2015-8954?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.