CVE-2016-0742

7.5 HIGH

Published: February 15, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00042.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

http://mailman.nginx.org/pipermail/nginx/2016-January/049700.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/36

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3473

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034869

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2892-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1425

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa115

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1302587

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-06

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212818

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00042.html