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Posted on 24 June 2014
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201406-20
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Severity: Normal
Title: nginx: Arbitrary code execution
Date: June 22, 2014
Bugs: #505018
ID: 201406-20
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Synopsis
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A vulnerability has been found in nginx which may allow execution of
arbitrary code.
Background
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nginx is a robust, small, and high performance HTTP and reverse proxy
server.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 www-servers/nginx < 1.4.7 >= 1.4.7
Description
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A bug in the SPDY implementation in nginx was found which might cause a
heap memory buffer overflow in a worker process by using a specially
crafted request. The SPDY implementation is not enabled in default
configurations.
Impact
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A remote attacker could cause execution of arbitrary code by using a
specially crafted request.
Workaround
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Disable the spdy module in NGINX_MODULES_HTTP.
Resolution
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All nginx users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-servers/nginx-1.4.7"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2014-0133
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0133
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-20.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
