CVE-2017-20005

9.8 CRITICAL
Published: June 06, 2021 Modified: December 05, 2025
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Description

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.

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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:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://nginx.org/en/CHANGES
Source: cve@mitre.org
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/nginx/nginx/commit/0206ebe76f748bb39d9de4dd4b3fce777fdfdccf
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/nginx/nginx/commit/b900cc28fcbb4cf5a32ab62f80b59292e1c85b4b
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00009.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210805-0006/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://trac.nginx.org/nginx/ticket/1368
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://nginx.org/en/CHANGES
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/nginx/nginx/commit/0206ebe76f748bb39d9de4dd4b3fce777fdfdccf
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/nginx/nginx/commit/b900cc28fcbb4cf5a32ab62f80b59292e1c85b4b
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00009.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210805-0006/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://trac.nginx.org/nginx/ticket/1368
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory

12 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
3.2%
87th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-190 CWE-120 CWE-190

Affected Vendors

debian f5

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