CVE-2015-8212 describes a critical CGI handling flaw in bozohttpd, affecting NetBSD versions 6.0 through 6.0.6 and 6.1 through 6.1.5, as well as NetBSD 7.0. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying crafted arguments to non-CGI aware programs. With a CVSS v3 score of 9.8 (Critical), it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential future interest.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.