HTTP: Nginx Chunked Transfer Parsing Denial of Service 2
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known flaw in Nginx. A successful attack can result in a denial-of-service condition.
Extended Description
http/modules/ngx_http_proxy_module.c in nginx 1.1.4 through 1.2.8 and 1.3.0 through 1.4.0, when proxy_pass is used with untrusted HTTP servers, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and obtain sensitive information from worker process memory via a crafted proxy response, a similar vulnerability to CVE-2013-2028.
Affected Products
F5 nginx
References
CVE: CVE-2013-2070
Short Name
HTTP:MISC:NGINX-CHUNK-TRANSDOS2
Severity
Minor
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
HTTP
Keywords
2 CVE-2013-2070 Chunked Denial Nginx Parsing Service Transfer of
Release Date
02/11/2016
Supported Platforms
srx-branch-12.3
srx-19.3
srx-branch-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.2
srx-branch-19.4
vsrx-19.4
mx-12.3
mx-19.4
vmx-19.4
mx-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.4
srx-19.4
vsrx-12.3
vmx-19.3
vsrx-19.2
srx-12.3
Sigpack Version
3570
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors
F5
Debian
CVSS Score
5.8