CVE-2015-5718
Stack-based buffer overflow in the handle_debug_network function in the manager in Websense...
Stack-based buffer overflow in the handle_debug_network function in the manager in Websense Content Gateway before 8.0.0 HF02 allows remote administrators to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted diagnostic command line request to submit_net_debug.cgi.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Stack-based buffer overflow in the handle_debug_network function in the manager in Websense Content Gateway before 8.0.0 HF02 allows remote administrators to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted diagnostic command line request to submit_net_debug.cgi.
- Record
CVE-2015-5718- CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the handle_debug_network function in the manager in Websense Content Gateway before 8.0.0 HF02 allows remote administrators to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted diagnostic command line request to submit_net_debug.cgi.
- Record
CVE-2015-5718- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-5665 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the handle_debug_network function in the manager in Websense Content Gateway before 8.0.0 HF02 allows remote administrators to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted diagnostic command line request to submit_net_debug.cgi.
- Record
EUVD-2015-5665- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7mxf-xfr7-2j2f No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the handle_debug_network function in the manager in Websense...
Stack-based buffer overflow in the handle_debug_network function in the manager in Websense Content Gateway before 8.0.0 HF02 allows remote administrators to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted diagnostic command line request to submit_net_debug.cgi.
- Record
GHSA-7mxf-xfr7-2j2f- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-5718 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.0) in Websense Content Gateway, published August 12, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.84%, the 79th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
websense.com/support/article/kbarticle/v8-0-0-About-Hotfix-02-for-Websense-Content-Gateway
packetstormsecurity.com/files/132968/Websense-Triton-Content-Manager-8.0.0-Build-1165-Buffer-Overflow.html
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Aug/8
securityfocus.com/archive/1/536138/100/0/threaded
sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20150805-0_Websense_Content_Gateway_stack_buffer_overflow_in_handle_debug_network_v10.txt
securitytracker.com/id/1033263
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5718
github.com/advisories/GHSA-7mxf-xfr7-2j2f