CVE-2015-8212

CGI handling flaw in bozohttpd in NetBSD 6.0 through 6.0.6, 6.1 through 6.1.5, and 7.0 allows...

9.8 CriticalFix available

CGI handling flaw in bozohttpd in NetBSD 6.0 through 6.0.6, 6.1 through 6.1.5, and 7.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted arguments, which are handled by a non-CGI aware program.

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: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

3.23%Up 1.1 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

Record: CVE-2015-8212
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2015-8212
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2015-8102 No score

Record: EUVD-2015-8102
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-34g8-f786-j67w 9.8

CGI handling flaw in bozohttpd in NetBSD 6.0 through 6.0.6, 6.1 through 6.1.5, and 7.0 allows...

Record: GHSA-34g8-f786-j67w
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-8212 9.8

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8212
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

netbsd

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`bozohttpd` Debian:7 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 20111118-1+deb7u1, plus listed versions 20111118-1	20111118-1+deb7u1
`bozohttpd` Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	before 20111118-1+deb7u1build0.14.04.1, plus listed versions 20111118-1	20111118-1+deb7u1build0.14.04.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2015-8212 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Netbsd, published May 26, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.23%, the 88th percentile. Fixed in bozohttpd 20111118-1+deb7u1build0.14.04.1.