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CVE-2016-4450
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…
High7.5EPSS 16.4%
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- redhat
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 16.4% · top 3.0% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (7)
- 1036019 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- GLSA-201606-06 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- [nginx-announce] 20160531 nginx security advisory (CVE-2016-4450) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- USN-2991-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- DSA-3592 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- RHSA-2016:1425 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 90967 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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