Heap-based buffer overflow in nginx and Opensuse - CVE-2014-0133
Published: March 28, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU41881
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0133
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: F5 Networks
SUSE
SUSE
Affected software:
nginx
Opensuse
nginx
Opensuse
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in Heap-based buffer overflow in the SPDY implementation in nginx 1.3.15 before 1.4.7 and 1.5.x before 1.5.12. A remote attacker can use a crafted request. to trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2014-0133
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.