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CVE-2015-8954

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 3.26%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-03-20 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE
CVE-2015-8954
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
3.26%

Original NVD 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.