CVE-2016-4450
nginx: NULL pointer dereference while writing client request body
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
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.
os/unix/ngx_files.c en nginx en versiones anteriores a 1.10.1 y 1.11.x en versiones anteriores a 1.11.1 permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (referencia a puntero NULL y caída de proceso worker) a través de una petición manipulada, implicando la escritura de una petición de cuerpo de cliente en un archivo temporal.
A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the nginx code responsible for saving client request body to a temporary file. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted request that would cause nginx worker process to crash.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2016-05-02 CVE Reserved
- 2016-06-01 CVE Published
- 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
- 2024-09-07 EPSS Updated
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- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference
CAPEC
References (9)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90967 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036019 | Third Party Advisory |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| http://mailman.nginx.org/pipermail/nginx-announce/2016/000179.html | 2021-11-10 | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3592 | 2021-11-10 | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2991-1 | 2021-11-10 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1425 | 2021-11-10 | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-06 | 2021-11-10 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4450 | 2016-07-14 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1341462 | 2016-07-14 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 14.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "14.04" | esm |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 15.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "15.10" | - |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 16.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "16.04" | lts |
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| F5 Search vendor "F5" | Nginx Search vendor "F5" for product "Nginx" | >= 1.3.9 < 1.10.1 Search vendor "F5" for product "Nginx" and version " >= 1.3.9 < 1.10.1" | - |
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| F5 Search vendor "F5" | Nginx Search vendor "F5" for product "Nginx" | 1.11.0 Search vendor "F5" for product "Nginx" and version "1.11.0" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 8.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "8.0" | - |
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