CVE-2021-23017 (GCVE-0-2021-23017)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-06-01 12:28 – Updated: 2024-08-03 18:58
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Summary
A security issue in nginx resolver was identified, which might allow an attacker who is able to forge UDP packets from the DNS server to cause 1-byte memory overwrite, resulting in worker process crash or potential other impact.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
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Vendor Product Version
n/a Nginx Web Server, Nginx Plus Affected: Nginx Web Server versions 0.6.18 thru 1.20.0 before 1.20.1, Nginx plus versions R13 thru R23 before R23 P1. Nginx plus version R24 before R24 P1
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