Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.100321
Category:	Web Servers
Title:	nginx 'ngx_http_process_request_headers()' Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Summary:	Determine if nginx is prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability
Description:	Description: Overview: The 'nginx' program is prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability because the application fails to perform adequate boundary checks on user-supplied data. Attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code within the context of the affected application. Failed exploit attempts will result in a denial-of-service condition. Solution: Updates are available. Please see the references for more information. References: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36839 http://nginx.net/ http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=552035 CVSS Score: 5.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	BugTraq ID: 36839 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-3896 http://marc.info/?l=nginx&m=125692080328141&w=2 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/20/6 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/20/1 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/23/10 Debian Security Information: DSA-1920 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1920 https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00428.html https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00442.html https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00449.html http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201203-22.xml http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36839 http://secunia.com/advisories/48577
Copyright	This script is Copyright (C) 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbH

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