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CVE-2011-4963

nginx/Windows 1.3.x before 1.3.1 and 1.2.x before 1.2.1 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and access restricted files via (1) a trailing . (dot) or (2) certain "$index_allocation" sequences in a request.

Published

2012-07-26T19:55:00.980

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	f5	nginx	< 1.2.1	Yes
Application	f5	nginx	1.3.0	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows	-	No

References

http://english.securitylab.ru/lab/PT-2012-06 Mitigation, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://mailman.nginx.org/pipermail/nginx-announce/2012/000086.html Mitigation, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://nginx.org/en/security_advisories.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://english.securitylab.ru/lab/PT-2012-06 Mitigation, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://mailman.nginx.org/pipermail/nginx-announce/2012/000086.html Mitigation, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://nginx.org/en/security_advisories.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)