openSUSE Security Update : nginx (openSUSE-SU-2013:1745-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 75210

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The nginx webserver was fixed to avoid a restriction bypass when a space in not correctly escaped. (CVE-2013-4547)

On openSUSE 12.2, nginx was updated to version 1.4.4 stable

- CVE-2013-4547 a character following an unescaped space in a request line was handled incorrectly [bnc#851295]

- bugfix: segmentation fault might occur in the spdy module

- bugfix: segmentation fault might occur on start if if the 'try_files' directive was used with an empty parameter.

Solution

Update the affected nginx packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 75210

File Name: openSUSE-2013-882.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 6/13/2014

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:12.3, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:nginx-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:nginx, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:13.1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:nginx-debuginfo

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/20/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-4547

BID: 63814

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