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CVE-2016-0746

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 8.63%

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

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. It affects Nginx. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2016-0746
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
8.63%
Nginx

Original NVD Description

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.