CVE-2016-9564

HIGH

Boa 0.92r - Denial of Service via Long URI in send_redirect()

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Buffer overflow in send_redirect() in Boa Webserver 0.92r allows remote attackers to DoS via an HTTP GET request requesting a long URI with only '/' and '.' characters.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Technical Description, URL Repurposed x_refsource_misc
http://www.ljcusack.io/cve-2016-9564-stack-based-buffer-overflow-in-boa-0-dot-92r
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94599

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0144
EPSS Percentile 69.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (1)
boa/boa 0.92r
Published Nov 30, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026