Vulnerability in F5 Nginx
CVE-2016-1247
The nginx package before 1.6.2-5+deb8u3 on Debian jessie, the nginx packages before 1.4.6-1ubuntu3.6 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, before 1.10.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.3 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, and before 1.10.1-0ubuntu1.1 on Ubuntu 16.10, and the nginx ebuil…
EPSS: 0.098 (93.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- F5 Nginx
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 16.10, 16.04, 14.04
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 33, 34, 35
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- 40768 (Exploit, exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- 20161121 Nginx (Debian-based distros) - Root Privilege Escalation (CVE-2016-1247) (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- DSA-3701 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, Vendor Advisory)
- security@debian.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- 93903 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- security@debian.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- USN-3114-1 (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- 20170113 Nginx (Debian-based + Gentoo distros) - Root Privilege Escalation [CVE-2016-1247 UPDATE] (mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- GLSA-201701-22 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- 1037104 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-1247?
- CVE-2016-1247 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 Nginx, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-11-29.
- How severe is CVE-2016-1247?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-1247 known to be exploited?
- 19 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.