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CVE-2016-0742

7.5
HIGHCVSS v3.1 Base Score
78.79%
HIGH RiskEPSS (99th percentile)

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.

Published: 2/15/2016
Modified: 4/12/2025
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Vulnerability Summary

CVSS v3 Score

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)

78.79%HIGH Exploitation Risk
99th percentile

This vulnerability has a 78.79% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.

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