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nginx < 1.10.1 / 1.11.x < 1.11.1 Denial-of-Service Vulnerability

high Nessus Plugin ID 118150

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Synopsis

The remote web server is affected by a denial of service vulnerability.

Description

According to the self-reported version in its response header, the version of nginx hosted on the remote web server is less than 1.10.1, or 1.11.x less than 1.11.1. It is, therefore, affected by a denial of service vulnerability

Solution

Upgrade to nginx version 1.10.1 / 1.11.1 or later.

See Also

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

http://www.nessus.org/u?7d0e3888

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 118150

File Name: nginx_1_11_1.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: combined

Agent: unix

Family: Web Servers

Published: 10/16/2018

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:nginx:nginx

Required KB Items: installed_sw/nginx

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/11/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/11/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-4450

BID: 90967