CVE-2019-16278

Summary

CVECVE-2019-16278
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-10-14 17:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-03-23 18:11:00 UTC
DescriptionDirectory 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.

Risk And Classification

EPSS: 0.990570000 probability, percentile 0.999280000 (date 2026-07-22)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2024-11-07; due 2024-11-28; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: CWE-22

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorNostromo
Productnhttpd
NameNostromo nhttpd Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Required ActionApply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Noteshttps://www.nazgul.ch/dev/nostromo_cl.txt ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16278

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Nazgul Nostromo Nhttpd All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
sp0re MISC sp0re.sh Not Applicable
www.nazgul.ch/dev/nostromo_cl.txt MISC www.nazgul.ch Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
404 Not Found MISC git.sp0re.sh Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Nostromo 1.9.6 Directory Traversal / Remote Command Execution ≈ Packet Storm MISC packetstormsecurity.com
nostromo 1.9.6 Remote Code Execution ≈ Packet Storm MISC packetstormsecurity.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev

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