Multiple vulnerabilities in nginx
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 3 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2018-16845 CVE-2018-16844 CVE-2018-16843 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-125 CWE-399 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
nginx Server applications / Web servers |
| Vendor | NGINX |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.
1) Buffer over-read
EUVDB-ID: #VU15743
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16845
CWE-ID:
CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information or trigger denial of service conditions.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition when processing headers of MP4 files within the ngx_http_mp4_module module. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted MP4 file, trick the victim into uploading it on the server and trigger application crash or disclosure of the worker's process memory.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability requires that nginx is compiled with support for ngx_http_mp4_module module (not a default configuration).
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsnginx: 1.0.7 - 1.15.5
External linkshttp://mailman.nginx.org/pipermail/nginx-announce/2018/000221.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) Resource management error
EUVDB-ID: #VU15744
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16844
CWE-ID:
CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to excessive CPU usage when processing HTTP/2 requests within the ngx_http_v2_module module. A remote attacker can send specially crafted HTTP/2 requests to the affected web server and cause high CPU usage and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsnginx: 1.9.5 - 1.15.5
External linksQ & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
3) Resource management error
EUVDB-ID: #VU15745
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16843
CWE-ID:
CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to excessive memory usage when processing HTTP/2 requests within the ngx_http_v2_module module. A remote attacker can send specially crafted HTTP/2 requests to the affected web server and consume all available memory on the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsnginx: 1.9.5 - 1.15.5
External linksQ & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
