CVE-2015-5718 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote administrators can cause a denial of service via a stack-based buffer overflow in the Websense Content Gateway manager.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-5718?
CVE-2015-5718 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Aug 2015. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the handle_debug_network function in the manager in Websense Content Gateway before 8.0.0 HF02 allows remote administrators to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted diagnostic command line request to submit_net_debug.cgi.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5718?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Websense Content Gateway.
How do I fix CVE-2015-5718?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-5718 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2015-5718 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5718 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7mxf-xfr7-2j2f.