Risk Letters

Exploited vulnerability

CVE-2019-16278

TLP:CLEAR

Nostromo nhttpd Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Nostromo nhttpd contains a directory traversal vulnerability in the http_verify() function in a non-chrooted nhttpd server allowing for remote code execution.

Facts

  • Vendor: Nostromo
  • Product: nhttpd
  • CVSS: 9.8
  • EPSS (probability of exploitation within 30 days): 99 %
  • On CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since: 7 November 2024
  • First known exploitation: 7 November 2024
  • CISA's deadline for US federal agencies: 28 November 2024
  • Weakness: CWE-22
  • First seen by Risk Letters: 7 November 2024

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Data: NVD (public domain), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, MITRE ATT&CK, AlienVault OTX. NVD