Buffer overflow in F5 Nginx
CVE-2013-2028
The ngx_http_parse_chunked function in http/ngx_http_parse.c in nginx 1.3.9 through 1.4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via a chunked Transfer-Encoding request with a large chunk si…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.875 (99.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- F5 Nginx
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 19
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Mitigation)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_OSVDB, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_MISC, Broken Link)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2013-2028?
- CVE-2013-2028 is a vulnerability in F5 Nginx, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. Published 2013-07-20.
- Is CVE-2013-2028 known to be exploited?
- 34 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.