Gentoo update for nginx
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 3 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2024-7347 CVE-2024-24989 CVE-2024-24990 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-125 CWE-476 CWE-416 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Gentoo Linux Operating systems & Components / Operating system www-servers/nginx Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Gentoo |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.
1) Out-of-bounds read
EUVDB-ID: #VU96020
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-7347
CWE-ID:
CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the ngx_http_mp4_module when reading mp4 files. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted file to the web server, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability requires that the server is built with the ngx_http_mp4_module and the "mp4" directive is used in the configuration file.
Update the affected packages.
www-servers/nginx to version: 1.26.2-r2
Gentoo Linux: All versions
www-servers/nginx: before 1.26.2-r2
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202409-32
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) NULL pointer dereference
EUVDB-ID: #VU86558
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-24989
CWE-ID:
CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the HTTP/3 QUIC experimental module. A remote attacker can send specially crafted requests to the web server and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationUpdate the affected packages.
www-servers/nginx to version: 1.26.2-r2
Gentoo Linux: All versions
www-servers/nginx: before 1.26.2-r2
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202409-32
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
3) Use-after-free
EUVDB-ID: #VU86557
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-24990
CWE-ID:
CWE-416 - Use After Free
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the HTTP/3 QUIC experimental module. A remote attacker can send specially crafted requests to the web server and preform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Update the affected packages.
www-servers/nginx to version: 1.26.2-r2
Gentoo Linux: All versions
www-servers/nginx: before 1.26.2-r2
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202409-32
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
