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HistoryJun 14, 2021 - 12:00 a.m.

nginx 1.3.9 <= 1.11.0 DoS Vulnerability

2021-06-1400:00:00
Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone Networks GmbH
plugins.openvas.org
5
denial of service
vulnerability
null pointer

CVSS2

5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS3

7.5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS

0.044

Percentile

92.5%

nginx is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability due to
a NULL pointer dereference.

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CPE = "cpe:/a:nginx:nginx";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.150664");
  script_version("2021-06-14T19:13:22+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2021-06-14 19:13:22 +0000 (Mon, 14 Jun 2021)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2021-06-14 19:12:06 +0000 (Mon, 14 Jun 2021)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2020-11-16 15:45:00 +0000 (Mon, 16 Nov 2020)");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-4450");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner_unreliable");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  script_name("nginx 1.3.9 <= 1.11.0 DoS Vulnerability");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);

  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
  script_family("Denial of Service");
  script_dependencies("gb_nginx_consolidation.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("nginx/detected");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"nginx is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability due to
  a NULL pointer dereference.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Please see the references for more information on the vulnerabilities.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"nginx versions 1.3.9 through 1.10.0 and 1.11.0.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 1.10.1, 1.11.1 or later.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://mailman.nginx.org/pipermail/nginx-announce/2016/000179.html");

  exit(0);
}

include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");

if( isnull( port = get_app_port( cpe: CPE ) ) )
  exit( 0 );

if( ! infos = get_app_version_and_location( cpe: CPE, port: port, exit_no_version: TRUE ) )
  exit( 0 );

version = infos["version"];
location = infos["location"];

if( version_in_range( version: version, test_version: "1.3.9", test_version2: "1.10.0" ) ) {
  report = report_fixed_ver( installed_version: version, fixed_version: "1.10.1", install_path: location );
  security_message( port: port, data: report );
  exit( 0 );
}

if( version_is_equal( version: version, test_version: "1.11.0" ) ) {
  report = report_fixed_ver( installed_version: version, fixed_version: "1.11.1", install_path: location );
  security_message( port: port, data: report );
  exit( 0 );
}

exit( 99 );

CVSS2

5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS3

7.5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS

0.044

Percentile

92.5%