CVE-2015-1548 describes an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in mini_httpd versions 1.21 and earlier, allowing remote attackers to extract sensitive information from process memory. This is triggered by an HTTP request containing an overly long protocol string, leading to an incorrect response size calculation. With a CVSS score of 5.0, this vulnerability is of medium severity, requiring no authentication and having a low attack complexity, potentially leading to information disclosure. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, including a mention in an article about Chinese APT activity.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.21CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:acme:mini_httpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.