#VU56737 Resource exhaustion in nginx - CVE-2016-0747 

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#VU56737 Resource exhaustion in nginx - CVE-2016-0747

Published: September 21, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU56737
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-0747
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
nginx
Software vendor:
F5 Networks

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly limit the CNAME resolution within resolver component. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack by send a specially crafted DNS response.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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