High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jun 7, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-4450
CVE-2016-4450
Description
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.
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Affected products
10cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- osv-coords5 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/nginx&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/nginx-1.0&distro=SUSE%20Lifecycle%20Management%20Server%201.3pkg:rpm/suse/nginx-1.0&distro=SUSE%20Studio%20Onsite%201.3pkg:rpm/suse/nginx-1.0&distro=SUSE%20WebYast%201.3pkg:rpm/suse/nginx&distro=SUSE%20Package%20Hub%2012
< 1.11.4-2.5+ 4 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.11.4-2.5
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.15-0.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.15-0.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.15-0.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.8.1-9.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- mailman.nginx.org/pipermail/nginx-announce/2016/000179.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3592nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/90967nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036019nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2991-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1425nvdThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-06nvdThird Party Advisory
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