CVE-2016-4450
nginx - security update
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.6%
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-4450
To remediate CVE-2016-4450, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/nginx—upgrade to 1.10.1-1 or later
- —upgrade to 1.6.2-5+deb8u2 or later
Is CVE-2016-4450 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 3.6%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.10.1-1
- from 0, < 1.6.2-5+deb8u2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |