FreeBSD : nginx -- remote denial of service vulnerability (152b27f0-a158-11de-990c-e5b1d4c882e0)

high Nessus Plugin ID 40978

Synopsis

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

Description

nginx development team reports :

A segmentation fault might occur in worker process while specially crafted request handling.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://nginx.org/en/CHANGES

https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2009/msg00205.html

http://www.nessus.org/u?c163f1ea

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 40978

File Name: freebsd_pkg_152b27f0a15811de990ce5b1d4c882e0.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Published: 9/15/2009

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

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: 9/14/2009

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/14/2009

Exploitable With

CANVAS (CANVAS)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-2629

CWE: 119