openSUSE: Security Advisory for nginx (openSUSE-SU-2012:0237-1)
🗓️ 02 Aug 2012 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AGType
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| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 34 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nginx < 1.0.10 DNS Resolver Remote Heap Buffer Overflow | 17 Apr 201200:00 | – | nessus | |
| Amazon Linux AMI : nginx (ALAS-2011-30) | 4 Sep 201300:00 | – | nessus | |
| Fedora 16 : nginx-1.0.10-1.fc16 (2011-16075) | 6 Dec 201100:00 | – | nessus | |
| Fedora 15 : nginx-1.0.10-1.fc15 (2011-16110) | 6 Dec 201100:00 | – | nessus | |
| GLSA-201203-22 : nginx: Multiple vulnerabilities | 21 Jun 201200:00 | – | nessus | |
| nginx < 1.0.10 ngx_resolver_copy Function DNS Response Parsing Buffer Overflow | 21 Mar 201200:00 | – | nessus | |
| openSUSE Security Update : nginx-1.0 (openSUSE-2011-48) | 13 Jun 201400:00 | – | nessus | |
| openSUSE Security Update : nginx-0.8 (openSUSE-SU-2012:0237-1) | 13 Jun 201400:00 | – | nessus | |
| Medium: nginx | 13 Dec 201100:00 | – | amazon | |
| CVE-2011-4315 | 8 Dec 201120:00 | – | cve |
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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.850180");
script_version("2026-04-24T06:23:04+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-24 06:23:04 +0000 (Fri, 24 Apr 2026)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2012-08-02 20:17:46 +0530 (Thu, 02 Aug 2012)");
script_cve_id("CVE-2011-4315");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.8");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_xref(name:"openSUSE-SU", value:"2012:0237-1");
script_name("openSUSE: Security Advisory for nginx (openSUSE-SU-2012:0237-1)");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'nginx'
package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AG");
script_family("SuSE Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/suse", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=openSUSE11\.4");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"nginx on openSUSE 11.4");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"A flaw in the custom DNS resolver of nginx could lead to a
heap based buffer overflow which could potentially allow
attackers to execute arbitrary code or to cause a Denial of
Service (bnc#731084, CVE-2011-4315).
Special Instructions and Notes:
Please reboot the system after installing this update.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
exit(0);
}
include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");
release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
exit(0);
res = "";
report = "";
if(release == "openSUSE11.4") {
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"nginx-0.8", rpm:"nginx-0.8~0.8.53~4.9.1", rls:"openSUSE11.4"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
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