CVE-2016-4450
HIGH severity · CVSS 7.5 · CWE-476
7.5CVSS HIGH
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.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)4%
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://mailman.nginx.org/pipermail/nginx-announce/2016/000179.htmlAdvisory
- http://mailman.nginx.org/pipermail/nginx-announce/2016/000179.htmlAdvisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3592Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90967Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036019Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2991-1Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1425Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-06Advisory