GLSA-201502-06 : nginx: Information disclosure

medium Nessus Plugin ID 81229

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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-201502-06 (nginx: Information disclosure)

An SSL session fixation vulnerability has been found in nginx when multiple servers use the same shared ssl_session_cache or ssl_session_ticket_key.
Impact :

A remote attacker may be able to 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-1.7.6'

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 81229

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201502-06.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks

Published: 2/9/2015

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

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 Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/7/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-3616

BID: 70025

GLSA: 201502-06

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