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nginx HTTP Request Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Buffer overflow
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.5
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
13 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
This host is running nginx and is prone to buffer-overflow vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is due to an error in 'src/http/ngx_http_parse.c' which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted HTTP requests.
Affected Software
Affected Software
nginx versions 0.1.0 through 0.5.37, 0.6.x before 0.6.39, 0.7.x before 0.7.62 and 0.8.x before 0.8.15.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to nginx versions 0.5.38, 0.6.39, 0.7.62 or 0.8.15