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CVE-2021-23017

7.7
HIGHCVSS v3.1 Base Score
73.54%
HIGH RiskEPSS (99th percentile)

A security issue in nginx resolver was identified, which might allow an attacker who is able to forge UDP packets from the DNS server to cause 1-byte memory overwrite, resulting in worker process crash or potential other impact.

Published: 6/1/2021
Modified: 11/21/2024
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Vulnerability Summary

CVSS v3 Score

7.7HIGH

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

CVSS v2 Score

6.8

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)

73.54%HIGH Exploitation Risk
99th percentile

This vulnerability has a 73.54% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.

CWE Classification

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