CVE-2009-2629

Description

Buffer underflow in src/http/ngx_http_parse.c in nginx 0.1.0 through 0.5.37, 0.6.x before 0.6.39, 0.7.x before 0.7.62, and 0.8.x before 0.8.15 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted HTTP requests.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 85.00% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory nginx.net Vendor Advisory nginx.net Vendor Advisory nginx.net Vendor Advisory nginx.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/180065 third party advisory us government resource
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00428.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://nginx.net/CHANGES-0.7 release notes vendor advisory
http://nginx.net/CHANGES release notes vendor advisory
http://sysoev.ru/nginx/patch.180065.txt broken link
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1884 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00442.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00449.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://nginx.net/CHANGES-0.5 release notes vendor advisory
http://nginx.net/CHANGES-0.6 release notes vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-2629?
CVE-2009-2629 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-2629?
To fix CVE-2009-2629, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-2629 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-2629 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~85% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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