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CVE-2016-0742

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 81.96%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-02-15 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. It affects Nginx. Its EPSS score suggests a 82.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2016-0742
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
81.96%
Nginx

Original NVD Description

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.