All errata/sisyphus/ALT-PU-2016-1070-1
ALT-PU-2016-1070-1

Package update nginx in branch sisyphus

Version1.8.1-alt1
Task#157110
Published2016-02-01
Max severityCRITICAL
Severity:

Closed issues (4)

CVE-2016-0742
HIGH7.5

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: 2016-02-15Modified: 2026-05-06
CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS 3.xHIGH 7.5
CVSS:3.x/CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
CVE-2016-0746
CRITICAL9.8

Use-after-free vulnerability in the resolver in nginx 0.6.18 through 1.8.0 and 1.9.x before 1.9.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (worker process crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted DNS response related to CNAME response processing.

Published: 2016-02-15Modified: 2026-05-06
CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS 3.xCRITICAL 9.8
CVSS:3.x/CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
CVE-2016-0747
MEDIUM5.3

The 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.

Published: 2016-02-15Modified: 2026-05-06
CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS 3.xMEDIUM 5.3
CVSS:3.x/CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
References