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CVE-2015-5993

7.8 · HIGH

Buffer overflow in form2ping.cgi on Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT) SpeedSurf 504AN devices with firmware GAN9.8U26-4-TX-R6B018-PH.EN and Kasda KW58293 devices allows remote attackers to…

Published Sep 21, 2015philippine_long_distance_telephoneCWE-119EPSS 1.55%

Overview

CVE-2015-5993 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting philippine_long_distance_telephone kasda_kw58293_firmware. It was published on September 21, 2015 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Buffer overflow in form2ping.cgi on Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT) SpeedSurf 504AN devices with firmware GAN9.8U26-4-TX-R6B018-PH.EN and Kasda KW58293 devices allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device outage) via a long ipaddr parameter.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from philippine_long_distance_telephone. Update kasda_kw58293_firmware to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

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References

Refwww.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/525276Refwww.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/525276

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-5993?

CVE-2015-5993 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting philippine_long_distance_telephone kasda_kw58293_firmware. It was published on September 21, 2015 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2015-5993?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2015-5993?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from philippine_long_distance_telephone. Update kasda_kw58293_firmware to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2015-5993?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2015-5993 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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