Summary
generated automatically from NVD dataCVE-2013-2070 affects the proxy module (ngx_http_proxy_module.c) in nginx, covering versions 1.1.4 through 1.2.8 and 1.3.0 through 1.4.0, and is also listed for Debian Linux 6.0 and 7.0. When proxy_pass is used with untrusted HTTP servers, a crafted proxy response can let remote attackers crash the worker process and read sensitive information from its memory. It is described as similar to CVE-2013-2028 and has a CVSS v2.0 score of 5.8 (MEDIUM).
NVD description
http/modules/ngx_http_proxy_module.c in nginx 1.1.4 through 1.2.8 and 1.3.0 through 1.4.0, when proxy_pass is used with untrusted HTTP servers, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and obtain sensitive information from worker process memory via a crafted proxy response, a similar vulnerability to CVE-2013-2028.
EPSS · FIRST.org
11.9%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Higher than 96% of scored CVEs
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates, from observed exploitation activity, how likely a CVE is to be exploited in the next 30 days. It complements CVSS, which measures severity, not likelihood. Score of 2026-11-02, recomputed daily by FIRST.org.
CVSS v2.0 Score
Information
- Published
- 20 juil. 2013
- Updated
- 16 juin 2026
- Status
- Modified
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
Affected products
Bounds published by NVD: "< 8.4.27" means 8.4.27 is no longer vulnerable. The fixed release to install is in the vendor advisory.
Weaknesses (CWE)
References (22)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105950.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://mailman.nginx.org/pipermail/nginx-announce/2013/000114.htmlPatchVendor Advisory
- http://nginx.org/download/patch.2013.proxy.txtPatchVendor Advisory
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q2/291Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55181Third Party Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201310-04.xmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2721Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/13/3Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59824Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=962525Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/84172Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105950.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://mailman.nginx.org/pipermail/nginx-announce/2013/000114.htmlPatchVendor Advisory
- http://nginx.org/download/patch.2013.proxy.txtPatchVendor Advisory
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q2/291Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- + 7 more references on NVD
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