Detections
Analytics
Oracle Linux 8 : nginx:1.16 (ELSA-2020-5495)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 144371
Language:
Synopsis
The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.Description
The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2020-5495 advisory.- NGINX before 1.17.7, with certain error_page configurations, allows HTTP request smuggling, as demonstrated by the ability of an attacker to read unauthorized web pages in environments where NGINX is being fronted by a load balancer. (CVE-2019-20372)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 144371
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2020-5495.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 12/17/2020
Updated: 2/1/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 2.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-20372
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.3
Temporal Score: 4.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:nginx, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:nginx-all-modules, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:nginx-filesystem, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:nginx-mod-http-image-filter, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:nginx-mod-http-perl, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:nginx-mod-http-xslt-filter, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:nginx-mod-mail, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:nginx-mod-stream
Required KB Items: Host/OracleLinux, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/local_checks_enabled
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 12/18/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/9/2020
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2019-20372