[ GLSA 201310-04 ] nginx: Multiple vulnerabilities

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: nginx: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201310-04)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: local, remote
Date: October 06, 2013
Bug(s): #458726, #468870
ID: 201310-04

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in nginx, the worst of
which may allow execution of arbitrary code.


Background

nginx is a robust, small, and high performance HTTP and reverse proxy
server.


Affected Packages

Package: www-servers/nginx
Vulnerable: < 1.4.1-r2
Unaffected: >= 1.4.1-r2
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in nginx. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.


Impact

A remote attacker could send a specially crafted request, possibly
resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the
process, or a Denial of Service condition. Furthermore, a
context-dependent attacker may be able to obtain sensitive information.


Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All nginx users should upgrade to the latest version: