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CVE-2010-2266 json

nginx 0.8.36 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via certain encoded directory traversal sequences that trigger me…

published 16y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-2278

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
21.5%
EPSS 21.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

nginx 0.8.36 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via certain encoded directory traversal sequences that trigger memory corruption, as demonstrated using the "%c0.%c0." sequence.

Patch / fix

  • f5 nginx 0.7.67

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-13818)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

21.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-13818 Nginx 0.8.36 - Source Disclosure / Denial of Service remote, 2010-06-11

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
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Sources

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