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CVE-2019-16278: Nostromo nhttpd Directory Traversal Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedpublic exploitCVE-2019-16278
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
Nostromo nhttpd contains a directory traversal vulnerability in the http_verify() function in a non-chrooted nhttpd server allowing for remote code execution.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Nostromoproduct: nhttpdPath traversal
What
Nostromo nhttpd contains a directory traversal vulnerability allowing for remote code execution.
Who is affected
Remote attackers targeting Nostromo nhttpd servers.
Urgency
Remediation is critical due to active exploitation and the severity of the vulnerability.
Action
Apply the latest security updates to Nostromo nhttpd.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2024-11-07
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16278

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2019-16278coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

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