CVE-2011-4315 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the nginx web server via a heap-based buffer overflow in resolver processing, causing denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2011-4315?
CVE-2011-4315 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 8 Dec 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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 unspecified other impact via a long response.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-4315?
It affects 5 products.
Products include F5 Nginx, Fedoraproject Fedora, Suse Studio, Suse Studio Onsite, Suse Webyast.
How do I fix CVE-2011-4315?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2011-4315 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-4315 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4315, GHSA-v2v8-x9vm-wr66.