CVE-2015-8954

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Published Mar 20, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 3.3% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:openinfosecfoundation:suricata:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-8810	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 3.3% (3.258% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=777523
https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/1364
https://suricata-ids.org/2015/01/15/suricata-2-0-6-available/

History

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Subscriptions

Openinfosecfoundation Suricata

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 8:36 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 20, 2017, 4:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 8:36 AM
Reserved: Aug 28, 2016, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:35 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 20, 2017, 4:59 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:35 AM

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