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nginx HTTP Request Multiple Vulnerabilities
high Nessus Plugin ID 41608
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Synopsis
The web server on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The remote web server is running nginx, a lightweight, high performance web server / reverse proxy and email (IMAP/POP3) proxy.According to its Server response header, the installed version of nginx is affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - A remote buffer overflow attack related to its parsing of complex URIs.
- A remote denial of service attack related to its parsing of HTTP request headers.
Solution
Upgrade to version 0.8.15, 0.7.62, 0.6.39, 0.5.38, or later.See Also
http://nginx.org/en/CHANGES-0.7
http://nginx.org/en/CHANGES-0.6
http://nginx.org/en/CHANGES-0.5
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 41608
File Name: nginx_http_request_buffer_overflow.nasl
Version: 1.31
Type: combined
Agent: unix
Family: Web Servers
Published: 9/24/2009
Updated: 4/11/2022
Configuration: Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.0
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2009-2629
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.3
Temporal Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:nginx:nginx
Required KB Items: installed_sw/nginx
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/14/2009
Exploitable With
CANVAS (CANVAS)
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-2629, CVE-2009-3896