Base Score

HIGH7.5

CVE-2016-0742

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.

VectorNETWORK

Published Bysecalert@redhat.com

Published DateFeb 15, 2016, 19:59

Weakness Type (CWE):CWE-476

CVSS Metrics

Base Score

7.5

Vector String

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

Base Severity

HIGH

Version

3.1

Attack Vector (AV)

NETWORK

Attack Complexity (AC)

LOW

Privileges Required (PR)

NONE

User Interaction (UI)

NONE

Scope (S)

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality (C)

NONE

Integrity (I)

NONE

Availability (A)

HIGH

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00042.html
http://mailman.nginx.org/pipermail/nginx/2016-January/049700.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/36
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3473
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034869
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2892-1
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1425
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa115
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1302587
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-06
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212818

Base Score

HIGH7.5

Weakness Type (CWE):CWE-476

CVSS Metrics

Base Score

7.5

Vector String

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

Base Severity

HIGH

Version

3.1

Attack Vector (AV)

NETWORK

Attack Complexity (AC)

LOW

Privileges Required (PR)

NONE

User Interaction (UI)

NONE

Scope (S)

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality (C)

NONE

Integrity (I)

NONE

Availability (A)

HIGH