nginx 1.1.x < 1.1.19 / 1.0.x < 1.0.15 A Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

critical Nessus Plugin ID 198223

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Synopsis

The remote web server is affected by a buffer overflow vulnerability.

Description

According to its Sever response header, the installed version of nginx is 1.0.x prior to 1.0.15 or 1.1.x prior to 1.1.19. It is, therefore, affected by the following issue :

- Buffer overflow in ngx_http_mp4_module.c in the ngx_http_mp4_module module in nginx 1.0.7 through 1.0.14 and 1.1.3 through 1.1.18, when the mp4 directive is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory overwrite) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted MP4 file. (CVE-2012-2089)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to nginx 1.0.15 or 1.1.19 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 198223

File Name: nginx-CVE-2012-2089.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: combined

Agent: unix

Family: Web Servers

Published: 5/31/2024

Updated: 5/31/2024

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-2089

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:igor_sysoev:nginx

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport, installed_sw/nginx

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/12/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/12/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-2089

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