VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-20005

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability3.26%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-06-06
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

NGINX before 1.13.6 has a buffer overflow for years that exceed four digits, as demonstrated by a file with a modification date in 1969 that causes an integer overflow (or a false modification date far in the future), when encountered by the autoindex module.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-120: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
  • CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Primary references