CVE-2015-8954
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.9%
Description
The MemcmpLowercase function in Suricata before 2.0.6 improperly excludes the first byte from comparisons, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intrusion-prevention functionality via a crafted HTTP request.
How to fix CVE-2015-8954
To remediate CVE-2015-8954, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/suricata—upgrade to 2.0.6-1 or later
Is CVE-2015-8954 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.9%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2.0.6-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |