CVE-2017-20005

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2022-05-24. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 3%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

NGINX before 1.13.6 has a buffer overflow for years that exceed four digits, as demonstrated by a file with a modification date in 1969 that causes an integer overflow (or a false modification date far in the future), when encountered by the autoindex module.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EPSS
87.0%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 6, 2021

Last Modified

December 5, 2025

Advisory Details (6)

Auto-updated May 30, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github_commit.
generic Patch Available

[SECURITY] [DLA 2680-1] nginx security update

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00009.html
github_commit Patch Available

commit b900cc28fcbb (nginx/nginx)

Patch available: nginx/nginx release-1.27.2 (contains commit b900cc28fcbb)

https://github.com/nginx/nginx/commit/b900cc28fcbb4cf5a32ab62f80b59292e1c85b4b
github_commit Patch Available

commit 0206ebe76f74 (nginx/nginx)

Patch available: nginx/nginx release-1.27.2 (contains commit 0206ebe76f74)

https://github.com/nginx/nginx/commit/0206ebe76f748bb39d9de4dd4b3fce777fdfdccf
generic

#1368 (Date oveflow problems with ngx_gmtime()) – nginx

https://trac.nginx.org/nginx/ticket/1368

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2017-20005?
CVE-2017-20005 is a critical vulnerability published on June 6, 2021. NGINX before 1.13.6 has a buffer overflow for years that exceed four digits, as demonstrated by a file with a modification date in 1969 that causes an integer overflow (or a false modification date far in the future), when encountered by the autoindex module.
When was CVE-2017-20005 disclosed?
CVE-2017-20005 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 6, 2021, with the most recent update on December 5, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2017-20005 actively exploited?
CVE-2017-20005 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 87.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-20005?
CVE-2017-20005 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2017-20005?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2017-20005, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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