CVE-2016-0746
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 6.3%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-0746
To remediate CVE-2016-0746, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/nginx—upgrade to 1.9.10-1 or later
Is CVE-2016-0746 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 6.3%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.9.10-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |