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Nginx < 1.11.1 NULL Pointer Dereference

high Web App Scanning Plugin ID 98964

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Synopsis

Nginx < 1.11.1 NULL Pointer Dereference

Description

According to the self-reported version in its response header, the version of nginx hosted on the remote web server is < 1.11.1. It is, therefore, affected by an NULL pointer dereference vulnerability

Note that the scanner has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to nginx version 1.11.1 or later.

See Also

http://mailman.nginx.org/pipermail/nginx-announce/2016/000179.html

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

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 98964

Type: remote

Published: 11/5/2018

Updated: 3/14/2023

Scan Template: api, basic, full, pci, scan

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-4450

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-4450

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:2.3:a:nginx:nginx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/7/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/7/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-4450

BID: 90967