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nginx 1.5.10 'ngx_http_spdy_module' RCE Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
nginx is prone to a remote code execution vulnerability in the ngx_http_spdy_module module.
Insight
Insight
A bug in the experimental SPDY implementation in nginx was found, which might allow an attacker to corrupt worker process memory by using a specially crafted request, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.
Affected Software
Affected Software
The problem only affects nginx 1.5.10 on 32-bit platforms, compiled with the ngx_http_spdy_module module (which is not compiled by default), if the 'spdy' option of the 'listen' directive is used in a configuration file.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Update to version 1.5.11 or later.