CVE-2019-16278 — Nostromo nhttpd Directory Traversal Vulnerability
CVE-2019-16278: Nostromo nhttpd Directory Traversal Vulnerability
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)
| Vendor / project | Nostromo |
| Product | nhttpd |
| Date added | 2024-11-07 |
| Due date | 2024-11-28 |
| Ransomware campaign use | Unknown |
Description
Nostromo nhttpd contains a directory traversal vulnerability in the http_verify() function in a non-chrooted nhttpd server allowing for remote code execution.
Required action (CISA)
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Notes
https://www.nazgul.ch/dev/nostromo_cl.txt ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16278
Weakness behind it
CISA records this vulnerability as an instance of CWE-22. From there the chain continues into CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques, all inside this corpus.
References
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16278
- KEV catalog: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
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