CVE-2015-5718

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2015-08-12 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-119

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.

Affected products

Websense Content Gateway: 8.0.0

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132968/Websense-Triton-Content-Manager-8.0.0-Build-1165-Buffer-Overflow.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Aug/8
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536138/100/0/threaded
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033263
http://www.websense.com/support/article/kbarticle/v8-0-0-About-Hotfix-02-for-Websense-Content-Gateway
https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20150805-0_Websense_Content_Gateway_stack_buffer_overflow_in_handle_debug_network_v10.txt
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132968/Websense-Triton-Content-Manager-8.0.0-Build-1165-Buffer-Overflow.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Aug/8
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536138/100/0/threaded
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033263
http://www.websense.com/support/article/kbarticle/v8-0-0-About-Hotfix-02-for-Websense-Content-Gateway
https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20150805-0_Websense_Content_Gateway_stack_buffer_overflow_in_handle_debug_network_v10.txt

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