Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2012-1180 (CCN-74191)

Assigned:2012-03-15
Published:2012-03-15
Updated:2021-11-10
Summary:Use-after-free vulnerability in nginx before 1.0.14 and 1.1.x before 1.1.17 allows remote HTTP servers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted backend response, in conjunction with a client request.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
3.7 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
4.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
3.2 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-416
Vulnerability Consequences:Obtain Information
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2012-1180

Source: FEDORA
Type: Third Party Advisory
FEDORA-2012-3846

Source: FEDORA
Type: Third Party Advisory
FEDORA-2012-3991

Source: FEDORA
Type: Third Party Advisory
FEDORA-2012-4006

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://nginx.org/download/patch.2012.memory.txt

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://nginx.org/en/security_advisories.html

Source: OSVDB
Type: Broken Link
80124

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
20120315 nginx fix for malformed HTTP responses from upstream servers

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
48465

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
48577

Source: GENTOO
Type: Third Party Advisory
GLSA-201203-22

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://trac.nginx.org/nginx/changeset/4530/nginx

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://trac.nginx.org/nginx/changeset/4531/nginx

Source: DEBIAN
Type: Third Party Advisory
DSA-2434

Source: DEBIAN
Type: DSA-2434
nginx -- sensitive information leak

Source: MANDRIVA
Type: Third Party Advisory
MDVSA-2012:043

Source: CCN
Type: nginx Web site
nginx

Source: MLIST
Type: Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
[oss-security] 20120315 CVE Request: nginx fix for malformed HTTP responses from upstream servers

Source: MLIST
Type: Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
[oss-security] 20120315 Re: CVE Request: nginx fix for malformed HTTP responses from upstream servers

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 80124
nginx HTTP Header Response Parsing Freed Memory Information Disclosure

Source: BID
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
52578

Source: CCN
Type: BID-52578
nginx 'ngx_cpystrn()' Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Source: SECTRACK
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
1026827

Source: CCN
Type: Red Hat Bugzilla Bug 803856
CVE-2012-1180 nginx: malformed HTTP response headers leads to information leak

Source: MISC
Type: Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=803856

Source: XF
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
nginx-ngxcpystrn-info-disclosure(74191)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
nginx-ngxcpystrn-info-disclosure(74191)

Source: SUSE
Type: Broken Link
openSUSE-SU-2012:0469

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:f5:nginx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 0.1.0 and < 1.0.14)
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:nginx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 1.1.0 and < 1.1.17)

  • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration 3:
  • cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15289
    P
    DSA-2434-1 nginx -- sensitive information leak
    2014-06-23
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20121180
    V
    CVE-2012-1180
    2013-08-14
    oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20121180000
    V
    CVE-2012-1180 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.
    2012-04-17
    BACK
    f5 nginx *
    f5 nginx *
    fedoraproject fedora 15
    fedoraproject fedora 16
    fedoraproject fedora 17
    debian debian linux 6.0