7.5high
CVE-2016-4450in critical feed
os/unix/ngx_files.c in nginx before 1.10.1 and 1.11.x before 1.11.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dere…
Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.5
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
16.4%
percentile 97%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
os/unix/ngx_files.c in nginx before 1.10.1 and 1.11.x before 1.11.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and worker process crash) via a crafted request, involving writing a client request body to a temporary file.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
16.38% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference
- Technology feeds
- nginx (RSS, critical only)
References
- securitytracker.com /id/1036019 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- security.gentoo.org /glsa/201606-06 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
- mailman.nginx.org /pipermail/nginx-announce/2016/000179.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
- ubuntu.com /usn/USN-2991-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
- debian.org /security/2016/dsa-3592 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
- access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2016:1425 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/90967 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-4450
- NVD: CVE-2016-4450
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