CVE-2016-2515 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Hawk versions before 3.1.3 and 4.x before 4.1.1. Remote attackers can exploit this by sending a long header or URI, which triggers an inefficient regular expression match, leading to high CPU consumption or a partial outage. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and high impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hawk_project:hawk:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hawk_project:hawk:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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