CVE-2011-4315

Medium

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in compression-pointer processing in core/ngx_resolver.c in nginx before 1.0.10 allows remote resolvers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long response.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.8
Exploit probability—
ProductF5 Nginx
PublishedDec 8, 2011
First seenDec 8, 2011

How to fix

Update
  • f5 nginx1.0.10 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
f5 nginx0.6.18 ≤ v < 1.0.10, 1.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 1.1.71.0.10
fedoraproject fedora16—
suse studio1.2—
suse studio_onsite1.2—
suse webyast1.2—

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