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GLSA-201606-06 : nginx: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 103587

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201606-06 (nginx: Multiple vulnerabilities)

 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in nginx. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition via a crafted packet.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All nginx users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-servers/nginx-1.10.1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-06

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 103587

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201606-06.nasl

Version: 3.2

Type: local

Published: 10/2/2017

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:gentoo:linux, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:nginx

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 6/17/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-3587, CVE-2016-0742, CVE-2016-0746, CVE-2016-0747, CVE-2016-4450

GLSA: 201606-06