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CVE-2015-5718

14
FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-5718 describes a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the handle_debug_network function of Websense Content Gateway versions prior to 8.0.0 HF02. This flaw allows authenticated remote administrators to trigger a denial of service by sending a specially crafted diagnostic command line request to submit_net_debug.cgi. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.0, indicating a low severity with potential for denial of service, and requires authentication for exploitation. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
8.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:websense:content_gateway:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.0MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
SINGLE
Exploitability Score
8.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.84%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
76.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0184 is in the 89th percentile among its peer group of 21,924 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/132968/Websense-Triton-Content-Manager-8.0.0-Build-1165-Buffer-Overflow.html
Exploit
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2015/Aug/8
Exploit
sec-consult.com / fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20150805-0_Websense_Content_Gateway_stack_buffer_overflow_in_handle_debug_network_v10.txt
Exploit
securityfocus.com / archive/1/536138/100/0/threaded
securitytracker.com / id/1033263
websense.com / support/article/kbarticle/v8-0-0-About-Hotfix-02-for-Websense-Content-Gateway
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