CVE-2015-5718

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-5718
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-08-12 14:59:26 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionStack-based buffer overflow in the handle_debug_network function in the manager in Websense Content Gateway before 8.0.0 HF02 allows remote administrators to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted diagnostic command line request to submit_net_debug.cgi.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Websense Content Gateway 8.0.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
v8.0.0: About Hotfix 02 for Websense Content Gateway af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.websense.com Vendor Advisory
Websense Triton Content Manager 8.0.0 Build 1165 Buffer Overflow ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.com Exploit
Vulnerability Lab - SEC Consult af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.sec-consult.com Exploit
Websense Content Gateway Buffer Overflow Lets Remote Authenticated Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Full Disclosure: SEC Consult SA-20150805-0 :: Websense Content Gateway Stack Buffer Overflow in handle_debug_network af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org Exploit
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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