nginx 1.5.10 SPDY Memory Corruption

medium Nessus Plugin ID 73894

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Synopsis

The remote web server is affected by a memory corruption vulnerability.

Description

The installed nginx version is 1.5.10. It is, therefore, affected by a memory corruption vulnerability.

A flaw exists with the SPDY module implementation, where worker process memory could be corrupted via a specially crafted request.
This could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue or otherwise determined if a patch is applied but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Apply the patch manually or upgrade to nginx 1.5.11 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 73894

File Name: nginx_1_5_11.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: Combined

Agent: unix

Family: Web Servers

Published: 5/6/2014

Updated: 7/17/2026

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode, Enable thorough checks (optional)

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.78

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-0088

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.6

Temporal Score: 4.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:nginx:nginx

Required KB Items: installed_sw/nginx, Settings/ParanoidReport

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/4/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/4/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-0088

BID: 67507

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