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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

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.

What does this mean?
Severity
9.8 CriticalCVSS 3.0, NVD
Exploit chance
3.23%EPSS, 88th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
20111118-1+deb7u1build0.14.04.1bozohttpd +1 more

Description

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
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
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

What each source reports

NVD Score used9.8

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.

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 ListNo score

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.

Record
CVE-2015-8212
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-8102No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2015-8102
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-34g8-f786-j67w9.8

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

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.

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-2015-82129.8

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.

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

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
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