vulnerability
Nazgul Nostromo: CVE-2019-16278: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Oct 14, 2019 | Jul 18, 2025 | Jul 18, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Oct 14, 2019
Added
Jul 18, 2025
Modified
Jul 18, 2025
Description
Directory Traversal in the function http_verify in nostromo nhttpd through 1.9.6 allows an attacker to achieve remote code execution via a crafted HTTP request.
Solution
nazgul-nostromo-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2019-16278
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2019-16278
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155045/Nostromo-1.9.6-Directory-Traversal-Remote-Command-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155802/nostromo-1.9.6-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://www.nazgul.ch/dev/nostromo_cl.txt
- https://git.sp0re.sh/sp0re/Nhttpd-exploits
- https://sp0re.sh
- CWE-22
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