CVE-2016-0747

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.3
Exploit probability—
ProductF5 Nginx
PublishedFeb 15, 2016
First seenFeb 15, 2016

How to fix

Update
  • f5 nginx1.8.1, 1.9.10 or later
  • apple xcode13.0 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
f5 nginx0.6.18 ≤ v < 1.8.1, 1.9.0 ≤ v < 1.9.101.8.1, 1.9.10
canonical ubuntu_linux14.04, 15.10—
debian debian_linux7.0, 8.0, 9.0—
opensuse leap42.1—
apple xcodev < 13.013.0

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