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nginx Remote Source Code Disclosure and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

Denial of Service

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

5.0

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Wont Fix

Created

Created

13 years ago

Modified

Modified

5 years ago

Summary

nginx is prone to remote source-code-disclosure and denial of service vulnerabilities. An attacker can exploit these vulnerabilities to view the source code of files in the context of the server process or cause denial-of-service conditions. nginx 0.8.36 for Windows is vulnerable, other versions may also be affected.

Solution

Solution

No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)

References