Use After Free Affecting nginx package, versions <0:1.0.14-1.8.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
10.58% (96th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-NGINX-1664028
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed17 Apr 2012

Introduced: 17 Apr 2012

CVE-2012-1180  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 nginx to version 0:1.0.14-1.8.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2012-63.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nginx package and not the nginx package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

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 Base Scores

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