VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-0746

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability8.86%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-02-15
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the resolver in nginx 0.6.18 through 1.8.0 and 1.9.x before 1.9.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (worker process crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted DNS response related to CNAME response processing.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-416: Use After Free

Primary references