CVE-2019-16279

high

Description

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.

References

https://sp0re.sh

https://git.sp0re.sh/sp0re/Nhttpd-exploits

http://www.nazgul.ch/dev/nostromo_cl.txt

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2019-10-14

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.19802