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CVE-2015-8954 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.8 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=777523 CVEThird Party Advisory
https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/1364 CVEThird Party Advisory
https://suricata-ids.org/2015/01/15/suricata-2-0-6-available/ CVERelease NotesVendor Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=777523 [email protected]Third Party Advisory
https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/1364 [email protected]Third Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
openinfosecfoundation suricata
<= 2.0.5

CPE

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

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-8954
NVD Published Date:
Mar 20, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]