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nginx 1.x < 1.14.1 / 1.15.x < 1.15.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Plugin ID 118956
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Synopsis
The remote web server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
According to its Server response header, the installed version of nginx is 1.x prior to 1.14.1 or 1.15.x prior to 1.15.6. It is, therefore, affected by the following issues :- An unspecified error exists related to the module 'ngx_http_v2_module' that allows excessive memory usage.
(CVE-2018-16843)
- An unspecified error exists related to the module 'ngx_http_v2_module' that allows excessive CPU usage.
(CVE-2018-16844)
- An unspecified error exists related to the module 'ngx_http_mp4_module' that allows worker process crashes or memory disclosure. (CVE-2018-16845)
Solution
Upgrade to nginx 1.14.1 / 1.15.6 or later.See Also
http://nginx.org/en/security_advisories.html
http://mailman.nginx.org/pipermail/nginx-announce/2018/000220.html
http://mailman.nginx.org/pipermail/nginx-announce/2018/000221.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 118956
File Name: nginx_1_15_6.nasl
Version: 1.16
Type: combined
Agent: unix
Family: Web Servers
Published: 11/14/2018
Updated: 4/11/2022
Configuration: Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.8
Temporal Score: 4.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-16845
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.1
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/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: 11/6/2018
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/6/2018
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2018-16843, CVE-2018-16844, CVE-2018-16845
BID: 105868