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Nginx Plus R1 < R15-P2 / R16 < R16-P1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Plugin ID 161696
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Synopsis
The remote web server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
According to it's self reported version, the installed version of Nginx Plus is R1 (built on Open Source version 1.5.3-1) prior to R15-P2 or R16 (built on Open Source version 1.15.2) prior to R16-P1. It is, therefore, affected by the following issues :- An unspecified error exists related to the module 'ngx_http_v2_module' that allows excessive memory usage.
(CVE-2018-16843)
- An unspecified error exists related to the module 'ngx_http_v2_module' that allows excessive CPU usage.
(CVE-2018-16844)
- An unspecified error exists related to the module 'ngx_http_mp4_module' that allows worker process crashes or memory disclosure. (CVE-2018-16845)
Solution
Upgrade to Nginx Plus R15-P2 / R16-P1 or later.See Also
https://docs.nginx.com/nginx/releases/
http://nginx.org/en/security_advisories.html
http://mailman.nginx.org/pipermail/nginx-announce/2018/000220.html
http://mailman.nginx.org/pipermail/nginx-announce/2018/000221.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 161696
File Name: nginx_plus_r16p1.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Web Servers
Published: 5/31/2022
Updated: 5/31/2022
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.8
Temporal Score: 4.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-16845
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.1
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:nginx:nginx
Required KB Items: installed_sw/nginx plus
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/6/2018
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/6/2018
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2018-16843, CVE-2018-16844, CVE-2018-16845
BID: 105868