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nginx < 1.0.15 / 1.1.x < 1.1.19 Buffer-Overflow Vulnerability

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 6458

Synopsis

The remote web server is affected by a buffer-overflow vulnerability.

Description

The remote host is running a nginx HTTP server.

Versions earlier than 1.0.15(stable version) or versions earlier than 1.1.19(development version) are vulnerable to a buffer-overflow vulnerability because it fails to perform adequate checks on user-supplied input. An attacker can exploit this issue by using a specially-crafted mp4 file, allowing the attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the application. (CVE-2012-2089)

Solution

Upgrade to nginx 1.0.15(stable version) or 1.1.19(development version) or later.

See Also

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52999/info

http://nginx.org/en/security_advisories.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 6458

Family: Web Servers

Published: 4/17/2012

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 58750

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.6

Temporal Score: 4.9

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:igor_sysoev:nginx

Patch Publication Date: 4/12/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/12/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-2089

BID: 52999