CVE-2016-4450
High
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 dereference and worker process crash) via a crafted request, involving writing a client request body to a temporary file.
Exploit probability
16.4%
Published
June 7, 2016
Required by
Not available
Last source change
July 8, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
55 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2016-4450
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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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://mailman.nginx.org/pipermail/nginx-announce/2016/000179.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3592
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90967
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036019
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2991-1
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1425
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-06