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Amazon Linux AMI : nginx (ALAS-2014-421)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 78364

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.

Description

A virtual host confusion issue was found in nginx, allowing HTTPS connections for one origin to be redirected to the virtual host of a different origin. This leads to a variety of issues, such as cookie theft and session hijacking. It could be triggered from a cross-site scripting flaw, tricking a user into visiting a malicious URL, and so on.

Solution

Run 'yum update nginx' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2014-421.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 78364

File Name: ala_ALAS-2014-421.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/12/2014

Updated: 4/18/2018

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nginx, cpe:/o:amazon:linux, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nginx-debuginfo

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

Patch Publication Date: 10/1/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-3616

ALAS: 2014-421