Debian DSA-3473-1 : nginx - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 88702

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in the resolver in nginx, a small, powerful, scalable web/proxy server, leading to denial of service or, potentially, to arbitrary code execution. These only affect nginx if the 'resolver' directive is used in a configuration file.

Solution

Upgrade the nginx packages.

For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed in version 1.2.1-2.2+wheezy4.

For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 1.6.2-5+deb8u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 88702

File Name: debian_DSA-3473.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 2/12/2016

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:nginx, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 2/11/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-0742, CVE-2016-0746, CVE-2016-0747

DSA: 3473

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