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FreeBSD : NGINX -- 1-byte memory overwrite in resolver (0882f019-bd60-11eb-9bdd-8c164567ca3c)

high Nessus Plugin ID 149974

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

NGINX team reports :

1-byte memory overwrite might occur during DNS server response processing if the 'resolver' directive was used, allowing an attacker who is able to forge UDP packets from the DNS server to cause worker process crash or, potentially, arbitrary code execution.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?f9dd1e81

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 149974

File Name: freebsd_pkg_0882f019bd6011eb9bdd8c164567ca3c.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Published: 5/26/2021

Updated: 3/23/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-23017

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.7

Temporal Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:nginx, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:nginx-devel, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/25/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/25/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-23017