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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-0747

The resolver in nginx before 1.8.1 and 1.9.x before 1.9.10 does not properly limit CNAME resolution, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (worker process resource consumption) via vectors related to arbitrary name resolution.

MEDIUM 5.3EPSS 8.43%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (8.43%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

The resolver in nginx before 1.8.1 and 1.9.x before 1.9.10 does not properly limit CNAME resolution, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (worker process resource consumption) via vectors related to arbitrary name resolution.

CVSS 3.1
5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
EPSS
8.43% probability · 95th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-400
Affected
f5/nginx · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux · opensuse/leap · apple/xcode
Source
secalert@redhat.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.