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.
Published 2021-06-01 13:15:08
Updated 2022-09-14 15:49:03
Source F5 Networks
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Products affected by CVE-2021-23017

Threat overview for CVE-2021-23017

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2021-23017
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 80
IPs affected by CVE-2021-23017 5,084,128
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-23017

76.12%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 99 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2021-23017

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
6.8
MEDIUM AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
8.6
6.4
NIST
7.7
HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
2.2
5.5
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2021-23017

  • A product calculates or uses an incorrect maximum or minimum value that is 1 more, or 1 less, than the correct value.
    Assigned by:
    • f5sirt@f5.com (Primary)
    • nvd@nist.gov (Secondary)

References for CVE-2021-23017

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