CVE-2016-0747

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-0747
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-02-15 19:59:00 UTC
Updated2021-12-16 18:43:00 UTC
DescriptionThe resolver in nginx before 1.8.1 and 1.9.x before 1.9.10 does not properly limit CNAME resolution, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (worker process resource consumption) via vectors related to arbitrary name resolution.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-400

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apple Xcode All All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 15.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 15.10 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Application F5 Nginx All All All All
Application Nginx Nginx All All All All
Application Nginx Nginx All All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 42.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 42.1 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
openSUSE-SU-2016:0371-1: moderate: Security update for nginx SUSE lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Bug 1302589 – CVE-2016-0747 nginx: Insufficient limits of CNAME resolution in resolver CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3473-1 nginx DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Full Disclosure: APPLE-SA-2021-09-20-4 Xcode 13 FULLDISC seclists.org
nginx DNS Processing Flaws Let Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
nginx: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201606-06) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
USN-2892-1: nginx vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
About the security content of Xcode 13 - Apple Support CONFIRM support.apple.com
nginx security advisory (CVE-2016-0742, CVE-2016-0746, CVE-2016-0747) MLIST mailman.nginx.org Vendor Advisory
Broadcom Support Portal CONFIRM bto.bluecoat.com Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 375873 Apple Xcode Prior to 13 Vulnerability (HT212818)
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