Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2017-20005
NGINX before 1.13.6 has a buffer overflow for years that exceed four digits, as demonstrated by a file with a modification date in 1969 that causes an integer overflow (or a false modification date far in the future), when encountered by the autoindex module.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
9.8
CRITICAL
Exploitability:3.9
Impact Score:5.9
EPSS Probability:3.28%
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| f5 | nginx | all |
| debian | debian_linux | 9.0 |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
3.285%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | MITRE Corporation · N/A · USA |
| Reserved | 2021-06-06T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2021-06-06T21:04:06 |
| Last Updated | 2025-12-05T14:54:13 |
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