CVE-2016-9564 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in send_redirect() in Boa Webserver 0.92r allows remote attackers to DoS via an HTTP GET request requesting a long URI with only '/' and '.' characters.

Published: 2016-11-30

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:boa:boa:0.92r:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-10370	Buffer overflow in send_redirect() in Boa Webserver 0.92r allows remote attackers to DoS via an HTTP GET request requesting a long URI with only '/' and '.' characters.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00622.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.ljcusack.io/cve-2016-9564-stack-based-buffer-overflow-in-boa-0-dot-92r
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94599

History

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Subscriptions

Boa Boa

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-11-30T11:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:50:38.580Z

Reserved: 2016-11-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-9564

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-11-30T11:59:28.173

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-9564

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

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