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CVE-2015-5159

Published: Oct 30, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-20
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
2.2%
Top 19.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

python-kdcproxy before 0.3.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large POST request.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected Products

PyPI
package-ecosystem
kdcproxy
OSS Libraries
kdcproxy project
oss-project
kdcproxy
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
Workaround Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Initial Access
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References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245200
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://github.com/latchset/kdcproxy/commit/f274aa6787cb8b3ec1cc12c440a56665b7231882
github.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5159
nvd.nist.gov
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