vulnerability
Nginx: Invalid pointer dereference in resolver (CVE-2016-0742)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Jan 29, 2016 | Jan 29, 2016 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Jan 29, 2016
Added
Jan 29, 2016
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
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.
Solutions
nginx-nginx-upgrade-1_8_1nginx-nginx-upgrade-1_9_10
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