CVE-2016-4450

Description

os/unix/ngx_files.c in nginx before 1.10.1 and 1.11.x before 1.11.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and worker process crash) via a crafted request, involving writing a client request body to a temporary file.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.99% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory nginx.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036019 third party advisory vdb entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-06 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://mailman.nginx.org/pipermail/nginx-announce/2016/000179.html vendor advisory mailing list
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2991-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3592 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1425 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90967 third party advisory vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-4450?
CVE-2016-4450 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-4450?
To fix CVE-2016-4450, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-4450 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-4450 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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