<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> <glsa id="201206-07"> <title>nginx: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code</title> <synopsis>A buffer overflow vulnerability in nginx could result in the execution of arbitrary code. </synopsis> <product type="ebuild">nginx</product> <announced>2012-06-21</announced> <revised count="1">2012-06-21</revised> <bug>411751</bug> <access>remote</access> <affected> <package name="www-servers/nginx" auto="yes" arch="*"> <unaffected range="ge">1.0.15</unaffected> <vulnerable range="lt">1.0.15</vulnerable> </package> </affected> <background> <p>nginx is a robust, small, and high performance HTTP and reverse proxy server. </p> </background> <description> <p>An error in ngx_http_mp4_module.c could cause a buffer overflow.</p> <p>NOTE: nginx must have been emerged with USE="nginx_modules_http_mp4" in order to be affected by this vulnerability. </p> </description> <impact type="normal"> <p>A remote attacker could entice a user to place a specially crafted MP4 file on the nginx server, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition. </p> </impact> <workaround> <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p> </workaround> <resolution> <p>All nginx users should upgrade to the latest version:</p> <code> # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-servers/nginx-1.0.15" </code> </resolution> <references> <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2089">CVE-2012-2089</uri> </references> <metadata timestamp="2012-04-15T17:34:10Z" tag="requester">ago</metadata> <metadata timestamp="2012-06-21T10:10:12Z" tag="submitter">ackle</metadata> </glsa>