The resolver in nginx before 1.8.1 and 1.9.x before 1.9.10 does not properly limit CNAME resolution, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (worker process resource consumption) via vectors related to arbitrary name resolution.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2016-02-15T19:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T22:30:04.106Z

Reserved: 2015-12-16T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-0747

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-02-15T19:59:02.123

Modified: 2024-11-21T02:42:17.927

Link: CVE-2016-0747

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-01-26T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-0747 - Bugzilla