Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2016-0746
Use-after-free vulnerability in the resolver in nginx 0.6.18 through 1.8.0 and 1.9.x before 1.9.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (worker process crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted DNS response related to CNAME response processing.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
9.8
CRITICAL
EPSS Probability:8.62%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| f5 | nginx | all |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 14.04, 15.10 |
| debian | debian_linux | 7.0, 8.0, 9.0 |
| opensuse | leap | 42.1 |
| apple | xcode | all |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
8.625%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Red Hat, Inc. · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2015-12-16T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2016-02-15T19:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2016-01-26 |
| Last Updated | 2024-08-05T22:30:03 |
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