CVE-2011-4315

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Summary

CVECVE-2011-4315
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-12-08 20:55:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionHeap-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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-787 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application F5 Nginx All All All All
Application F5 Nginx All All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 16 All All All
Application Suse Studio 1.2 All All All
Application Suse Studio Onsite 1.2 All All All
Application Suse Webyast 1.2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - CVE Request: nginx resolver heap overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Changeset 4268:25ddf6afc0ff – nginx af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 trac.nginx.org Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
nginx DNS Resolver Remote Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Security Alerts - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- nginx: Multiple vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2011:1300-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: nginx resolver heap overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 16 Update: nginx-1.0.10-1.fc16 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
www.nginx.org/en/CHANGES-1.0 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.nginx.org Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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