Vulnerability Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in nginx before 1.0.14 and 1.1.x before 1.1.17 allows remote HTTP servers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted backend response, in conjunction with a client request.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| F5 | Nginx | >= 0.1.0, < 1.0.14 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 15 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 6.0 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077966.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-March/076646.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-March/076671.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://nginx.org/download/patch.2012.memory.txtPatchVendor Advisory
- http://nginx.org/en/security_advisories.htmlPatchVendor Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/80124Broken Link
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2012/Mar/65Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48465Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48577Third Party Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201203-22.xmlThird Party Advisory
- http://trac.nginx.org/nginx/changeset/4530/nginxPatchVendor Advisory
- http://trac.nginx.org/nginx/changeset/4531/nginxPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2434Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:043Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/15/5Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2012-1180?
CVE-2012-1180 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0 (MEDIUM). Use-after-free vulnerability in nginx before 1.0.14 and 1.1.x before 1.1.17 allows remote HTTP servers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted backend response, in conjunctio...
How severe is CVE-2012-1180?
CVE-2012-1180 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.0/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2012-1180?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: F5 Nginx, Fedoraproject Fedora, Debian Debian Linux.