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GLSA-201203-22 : nginx: Multiple vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Plugin ID 59614
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Synopsis
The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.Description
The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201203-22 (nginx: Multiple vulnerabilities)Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in nginx:
The TLS protocol does not properly handle session renegotiation requests (CVE-2009-3555).
The 'ngx_http_process_request_headers()' function in ngx_http_parse.c could cause a NULL pointer dereference (CVE-2009-3896).
nginx does not properly sanitize user input for the the WebDAV COPY or MOVE methods (CVE-2009-3898).
The 'ngx_resolver_copy()' function in ngx_resolver.c contains a boundary error which could cause a heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-2011-4315).
nginx does not properly parse HTTP header responses which could expose sensitive information (CVE-2012-1180).
Impact :
A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the nginx process, cause a Denial of Service condition, create or overwrite arbitrary files, or obtain sensitive information.
Workaround :
There is no known workaround at this time.
Solution
All nginx users should upgrade to the latest version:# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-servers/nginx-1.0.14'
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Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 59614
File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201203-22.nasl
Version: 1.10
Type: local
Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks
Published: 6/21/2012
Updated: 1/6/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.8
Temporal Score: 4.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:gentoo:linux, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:nginx
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/28/2012
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-3555, CVE-2009-3896, CVE-2009-3898, CVE-2011-4315, CVE-2012-1180