CVE-2011-4315

MediumCVSS 6.8/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in compression-pointer processing in core/ngx_resolver.c in nginx before 1.0.10 allows remote resolvers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long response.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 6.8/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weakness enumeration

CWE-787

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Dec 8, 2011
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2011-4315: Medium severity, CVSS 6.8 | Vulnix