CVE-2016-9564 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2016-9564

Buffer overflow in send_redirect() in Boa Webserver 0.92r allows remote...

Vulnerability Description

Buffer overflow in send_redirect() in Boa Webserver 0.92r allows remote attackers to DoS via an HTTP GET request requesting a long URI with only '/' and '.' characters.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

boa
Vulnerable Versions:
0.92r

Timeline

Official Publish: November 30th, 2016
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.