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.

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.

EPSS: 0.033 (87.1th 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

Openinfosecfoundation Suricata
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, 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.