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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.120240
Category:Amazon Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2011-30)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'nginx' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2011-30 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'nginx' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2011-30 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
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.

Affected Software/OS:
'nginx' package(s) on Amazon Linux.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-4315
47097
http://secunia.com/advisories/47097
48577
http://secunia.com/advisories/48577
50710
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50710
FEDORA-2011-16075
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-December/070569.html
GLSA-201203-22
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201203-22.xml
SUSE-SU-2011:1300
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-12/msg00005.html
[oss-security] 20111117 CVE Request: nginx resolver heap overflow
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/17/8
[oss-security] 20111117 Re: CVE Request: nginx resolver heap overflow
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/17/10
http://trac.nginx.org/nginx/changeset/4268/nginx
http://www.nginx.org/en/CHANGES-1.0
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