CVE-2017-20005
Publication date 6 June 2021
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
NGINX before 1.13.6 has a buffer overflow for years that exceed four digits, as demonstrated by a file with a modification date in 1969 that causes an integer overflow (or a false modification date far in the future), when encountered by the autoindex module.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| nginx | 22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
|
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 1.10.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm2
|
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 1.4.6-1ubuntu3.9+esm3
|
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| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
9.8 · Critical
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-5109-1
- nginx vulnerability
- 18 October 2021
Other references
- https://github.com/nginx/nginx/commit/0206ebe76f748bb39d9de4dd4b3fce777fdfdccf
- https://github.com/nginx/nginx/commit/b900cc28fcbb4cf5a32ab62f80b59292e1c85b4b
- https://trac.nginx.org/nginx/ticket/1368
- http://nginx.org/en/CHANGES
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00009.html
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-20005