THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2019-16279
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2019-16279

Nostromo Nhttpd vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
19.8%
EPSS pct
97th
Exploited
No known
A memory error in the function SSL_accept in nostromo nhttpd through 1.9.6 allows an attacker to trigger a denial of service via a crafted HTTP request.
Affected vendor
Nazgul
Affected product
Nostromo Nhttpd
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2019-10-14

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 19.8% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 97% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2019-16279

  • Confirm whether Nazgul Nostromo Nhttpd is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2019-16279.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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