CVE-2015-0841

Off-by-one error in the readBuf function in listener.cpp in libcapsinetwork and monopd before 0.9.8, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long line.

Published: 2019-12-09 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2015-0841 is rated Moderate Risk (59/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.23%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-0841

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.37% 2.23% +0.86%
2 2025-04-17 1.49% 1.37% -0.11%
3 2025-03-30 — 1.49% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-0841

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-0841

OS Trackers for CVE-2015-0841

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2015-0841 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (monopd), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): open 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-0841
gentoo normal CVE-2015-0841: 1 GLSA(s) (201507-12), 1 atom(s) (net-libs/libcapsinetwork); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2015-0841
ubuntu medium CVE-2015-0841 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (libcapsinetwork, monopd), 28 status rows across 14 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, lucid, precise, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): DNE 10, ignored 9, not-affected 7, needed 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-0841

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-0841

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
monopd_project monopd < 0.9.8 cpe:2.3:a:monopd_project:monopd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-0841

URL Tags
http://gtkatlantic.gradator.net/oldnews.html Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/23/20 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=781043 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-12 Third Party Advisory
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