CVE-2016-0742
nginx - security update
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 78.8%
Description
The resolver in nginx before 1.8.1 and 1.9.x before 1.9.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid pointer dereference and worker process crash) via a crafted UDP DNS response.
How to fix CVE-2016-0742
To remediate CVE-2016-0742, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/nginx—upgrade to 1.9.10-1 or later
- —upgrade to 0.7.67-3+squeeze4+deb6u1 or later
- —upgrade to 1.2.1-2.2+wheezy4 or later
Is CVE-2016-0742 being exploited?
Likely — EPSS is 78.8%, placing CVE-2016-0742 in the top tier of vulnerabilities by exploitation probability. Prioritise patching.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 1.9.10-1
- from 0, < 0.7.67-3+squeeze4+deb6u1
- from 0, < 1.2.1-2.2+wheezy4
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |