CVE-2011-4968
Published: 19 November 2019
nginx http proxy module does not verify peer identity of https origin server which could facilitate man-in-the-middle attack (MITM)
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| seth-arnold | Backporting this fix is non-trivial and may break deployed applications. Someone who really wanted this could use stunnel as a work-around until 16.04 LTS is released. |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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nginx Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
hardy |
Ignored
(end of life)
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| lucid |
Ignored
(end of life)
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| oneiric |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
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| precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
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| quantal |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
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| raring |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
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| saucy |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
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| trusty |
Ignored
(see notes)
|
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| upstream |
Released
(1.7.0)
|
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| utopic |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
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| vivid |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
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Patches: upstream: http://trac.nginx.org/nginx/changeset/060c2e692b96a150b584b8e30d596be1f2defa9c/nginx |
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 4.8 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | High |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | Low |
| Integrity impact | Low |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |