CVE-2012-2089 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via crafted MP4 files in nginx when the mp4 directive is enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2012-2089?
CVE-2012-2089 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 17 Apr 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in ngx_http_mp4_module.c in the ngx_http_mp4_module module in nginx 1.0.7 through 1.0.14 and 1.1.3 through 1.1.18, when the mp4 directive is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory overwrite) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted MP4 file.
Weakness: CWE-120
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2089?
It affects 2 products.
Products include F5 Nginx, Fedoraproject Fedora.
How do I fix CVE-2012-2089?
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-2012-2089 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2089 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2089, GHSA-9pvj-32x2-9jrc.