CVE-2019-16279
Directory Traversal in the function SSL_accept in nostromo nhttpd through 1.9.6 allows an...
A memory error in the function SSL_accept in nostromo nhttpd through 1.9.6 allows an attacker to trigger a denial of service via a crafted HTTP request.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A memory error in the function SSL_accept in nostromo nhttpd through 1.9.6 allows an attacker to trigger a denial of service via a crafted HTTP request.
- Record
CVE-2019-16279- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A memory error in the function SSL_accept in nostromo nhttpd through 1.9.6 allows an attacker to trigger a denial of service via a crafted HTTP request.
- Record
CVE-2019-16279- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-7078 No score
A memory error in the function SSL_accept in nostromo nhttpd through 1.9.6 allows an attacker to trigger a denial of service via a crafted HTTP request.
- Record
EUVD-2019-7078- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2x32-mwgm-xpr7
Directory Traversal in the function SSL_accept in nostromo nhttpd through 1.9.6 allows an...
Directory Traversal in the function SSL_accept in nostromo nhttpd through 1.9.6 allows an attacker to trigger a denial of service via a crafted HTTP request.
- Record
GHSA-2x32-mwgm-xpr7- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | ianxtianxt/CVE-2019-16279 | 2019-10-15 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-16279 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Nazgul Nostromo Nhttpd, published October 14, 2019. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 19.8%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.