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Vulnerability details: VCID-jtgk-h6v6-2fgs
Vulnerability ID VCID-jtgk-h6v6-2fgs
Aliases CVE-2016-0746
Summary Use-after-free during CNAME response processing in resolver
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.8
Risk 4.4
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-416 Use After Free
System Score Found at
epss 0.14006 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-0746
epss 0.14006 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-0746
epss 0.14006 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-0746
epss 0.14006 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-0746
epss 0.14006 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-0746
epss 0.14006 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-0746
epss 0.14006 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-0746
epss 0.14006 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-0746
cvssv2 2.6 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
generic_textual medium https://mailman.nginx.org/pipermail/nginx-announce/2016/000169.html
cvssv2 7.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0746
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0746
Reference id Reference type URL
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00042.html
http://mailman.nginx.org/pipermail/nginx/2016-January/049700.html
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2016-0746.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-0746
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa115
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-0742
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-0746
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-0747
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/36
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
https://mailman.nginx.org/pipermail/nginx-announce/2016/000169.html
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212818
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3473
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034869
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2892-1
1302588 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1302588
812806 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=812806
cpe:2.3:a:apple:xcode:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:apple:xcode:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2016-0746 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0746
GLSA-201606-06 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-06
RHSA-2016:1425 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1425
USN-2892-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/2892-1/
No exploits are available.
Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0746
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0746
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.94296
EPSS Score 0.14006
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T12:31:46.089223+00:00 Nginx Importer Import https://nginx.org/en/security_advisories.html 38.0.0