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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | alpine-linux-upgrade-nginx | Aug 30, 2017 | Feb 15, 2016 |
| Debian | debian-upgrade-nginx | Feb 15, 2016 | Feb 11, 2016 | |
| Freebsd | freebsd-upgrade-package-nginxfreebsd-upgrade-package-nginx-devel | Dec 10, 2025 | Jan 30, 2016 | |
| Gentoo Linux | gentoo-linux-upgrade-www-servers-nginx | Oct 30, 2017 | Feb 15, 2016 | |
| Nginx | nginx-nginx-upgrade-1_8_1nginx-nginx-upgrade-1_9_10 | Jan 29, 2016 | Jan 29, 2016 | |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-nginxsuse-upgrade-nginx-source | Feb 15, 2016 | Feb 15, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | ubuntu-upgrade-nginx-coreubuntu-upgrade-nginx-extrasubuntu-upgrade-nginx-fullubuntu-upgrade-nginx-lightubuntu-upgrade-nginx-naxsi | Feb 15, 2016 | Feb 9, 2016 |
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