CVE-2019-16278
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 9.8 Critical
- Published
- Oct 14, 2019
- Updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- Reserved
- Sep 13, 2019
Description
Directory Traversal in the function http_verify in nostromo nhttpd through 1.9.6 allows an attacker to achieve remote code execution via a crafted HTTP request.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 9.8 Critical | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- http://www.nazgul.ch/dev/nostromo_cl.txt
- https://sp0re.sh/
- https://git.sp0re.sh/sp0re/Nhttpd-exploits
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155045/Nostromo-1.9.6-Directory-Traversal-Remote-Command-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155802/nostromo-1.9.6-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-16278government-resource
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