DNS: Nginx DNS Resolver Denial of Service
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against Nginx. A successful exploit can lead to denial of service.
Extended 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.
Affected Products
Redhat software_collections
References
CVE: CVE-2016-0742
Short Name
DNS:NGINX-RESOLVER-DOS
Severity
Major
Recommended
True
Recommended Action
None
Category
DNS
Keywords
CVE-2016-0742 DNS Denial Nginx Resolver Service of
Release Date
02/08/2016
Supported Platforms
srx-branch-12.3
srx-19.3
srx-branch-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.2
srx-branch-19.4
vsrx-19.4
mx-12.3
mx-19.4
vmx-19.4
mx-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.4
srx-19.4
vsrx-12.3
vmx-19.3
vsrx-19.2
srx-12.3
Sigpack Version
3602
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors
F5
Redhat
Opensuse
Canonical
Debian
Apple
CVSS Score
5.0