CVE-2011-4315
Heap-based buffer overflow in compression-pointer processing in core/ngx_resolver.c in nginx before 1.0.10 allows remote resolvers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly have
02 Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in compression-pointer processing in core/ngx_resolver.c in nginx before 1.0.10 allows remote resolvers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly have
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 5.96% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 93.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2011-12-08 20:00Z14 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 00:01Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2011-11-04
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 59e328292d2ba5c5daeeef67fb6aa4454fbc4631fbdfc481578d5c1b8af0da91
05 Affected products
06 References
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20111117 Re: CVE Request: nginx resolver heap overflowhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/17/10
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2011-16075http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-December/070569.html
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2011:1300http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-12/msg00005.html
- www.nginx.orghttp://www.nginx.org/en/CHANGES-1.0
- trac.nginx.orghttp://trac.nginx.org/nginx/changeset/4268/nginx
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20111117 CVE Request: nginx resolver heap overflowhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/17/8
- secunia.com48577http://secunia.com/advisories/48577
- secunia.com47097http://secunia.com/advisories/47097
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201203-22http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201203-22.xml
- www.securityfocus.com50710http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50710
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- nginx Fixed in 1.1.8-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- nginx Fixed in 1.1.8-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- nginx Fixed in 1.1.8-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.