vuln-ubuntu/data/osv/usn/USN-2991-1.json

{
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "id": "USN-2991-1",
  "summary": "nginx vulnerability",
  "details": "It was discovered that nginx incorrectly handled saving client request\nbodies to temporary files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue\nto cause nginx to crash, resulting in a denial of service.\n",
  "aliases": [],
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4450"
  ],
  "related": [],
  "published": "2016-06-02T17:03:40Z",
  "modified": "2026-02-10T04:41:00Z",
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
        "name": "nginx",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/nginx@1.4.6-1ubuntu3.5?arch=source&distro=trusty"
      },
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            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
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            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "1.4.1-3ubuntu1",
        "1.4.3-2ubuntu1",
        "1.4.4-1ubuntu1",
        "1.4.4-2ubuntu1",
        "1.4.4-4ubuntu1",
        "1.4.5-1ubuntu1",
        "1.4.6-1ubuntu2",
        "1.4.6-1ubuntu3",
        "1.4.6-1ubuntu3.1",
        "1.4.6-1ubuntu3.2",
        "1.4.6-1ubuntu3.3",
        "1.4.6-1ubuntu3.4"
      ],
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          {
            "binary_name": "nginx-common",
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          },
          {
            "binary_name": "nginx-core",
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          {
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          },
          {
            "binary_name": "nginx-full",
            "binary_version": "1.4.6-1ubuntu3.5"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "nginx-light",
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          },
          {
            "binary_name": "nginx-naxsi",
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          },
          {
            "binary_name": "nginx-naxsi-ui",
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          }
        ],
        "availability": "No subscription required"
      },
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                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
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                }
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        "1.9.6-2ubuntu1",
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        "1.9.11-0ubuntu1",
        "1.9.11-0ubuntu2",
        "1.9.12-0ubuntu1",
        "1.9.13-0ubuntu1",
        "1.9.14-0ubuntu1",
        "1.9.15-0ubuntu1",
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          {
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          {
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          {
            "binary_name": "nginx-extras",
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          {
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          {
            "binary_name": "nginx-light",
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          }
        ],
        "availability": "No subscription required"
      },
      "database_specific": {
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                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2991-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4450"
    }
  ]
}