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CVE-2010-2266

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.

Severity
Medium 5.0
Published
15 Jun 2010
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
21 Oct 2026
Fixed in
0.7.67
Exploit chance
22% in the next 30 daysHigher than 97% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Weakness
Path traversal (CWE-22)
Attack
Over the network · No login needed
Attacker can
Slow it down
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
nginxServers and applications · cpe:a:f5:nginx
  • From 0.7.52 before 0.7.67
  • From 0.8.0 up to 0.8.40

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2266
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2266