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MEDIUM CVSS 2.0
CVE-2012-2089
Nginx MP4 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

Buffer overflow in ngx_http_mp4_module.c in the ngx_http_mp4_module module in nginx 1.0.7 through 1.0.14 and 1.1.3 through 1.1.18, when the mp4 directive is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory overwrite) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted MP4 file.

INFO

Published Date :

April 17, 2012, 9:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 11, 2025, 12:51 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-2089 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 F5 nginx
1 Igor_sysoev nginx
: Total Affected Vendor : 3 | Products : 3
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
A buffer overflow vulnerability was discovered in nginx, which could allow for a denial of service or arbitrary code execution.
  • Update the nginx package.
  • Upgrade to a later version.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2012-2089 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2012-2089.

URL Resource
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079388.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/079467.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/079474.html Third Party Advisory
http://nginx.org/en/security_advisories.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/12/9 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52999 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026924 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74831 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079388.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/079467.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/079474.html Third Party Advisory
http://nginx.org/en/security_advisories.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/12/9 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52999 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026924 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74831 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2012-2089 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2012-2089 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-67: String Format Overflow in syslog() String Format Overflow in syslog() CAPEC-92: Forced Integer Overflow Forced Integer Overflow CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2012-2089 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079388.html
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/079467.html
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/079474.html
    Added Reference http://nginx.org/en/security_advisories.html
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/12/9
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52999
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026924
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74831
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 10, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:nginx:nginx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.1.3 from (including) 1.1.18 OR *cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.1.3 from (including) 1.1.18
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 10, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:nginx:nginx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.0.7 from (including) 1.0.14 OR *cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.0.7 from (including) 1.0.14
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 16, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079388.html No Types Assigned http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079388.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/079467.html No Types Assigned http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/079467.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/079474.html No Types Assigned http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/079474.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/12/9 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/12/9 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52999 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52999 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026924 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026924 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74831 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74831 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-119
    Added CWE NIST CWE-120
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:nginx:nginx:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nginx:nginx:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nginx:nginx:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nginx:nginx:1.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nginx:nginx:1.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nginx:nginx:1.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nginx:nginx:1.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nginx:nginx:1.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:nginx:nginx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.0.7 up to (including) 1.0.14 *cpe:2.3:a:nginx:nginx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.1.3 up to (including) 1.1.18
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:nginx:nginx:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nginx:nginx:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nginx:nginx:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nginx:nginx:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nginx:nginx:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nginx:nginx:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nginx:nginx:1.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nginx:nginx:1.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nginx:nginx:1.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nginx:nginx:1.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nginx:nginx:1.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nginx:nginx:1.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nginx:nginx:1.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nginx:nginx:1.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nginx:nginx:1.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nginx:nginx:1.1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:igor_sysoev:nginx:1.1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:nginx:nginx:1.1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:igor_sysoev:nginx:1.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:nginx:nginx:1.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:igor_sysoev:nginx:1.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:nginx:nginx:1.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:igor_sysoev:nginx:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:nginx:nginx:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:igor_sysoev:nginx:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:nginx:nginx:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:igor_sysoev:nginx:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:nginx:nginx:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:igor_sysoev:nginx:1.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:nginx:nginx:1.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:igor_sysoev:nginx:1.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:nginx:nginx:1.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:igor_sysoev:nginx:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:nginx:nginx:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:igor_sysoev:nginx:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:nginx:nginx:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:igor_sysoev:nginx:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:nginx:nginx:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:igor_sysoev:nginx:1.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:nginx:nginx:1.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:igor_sysoev:nginx:1.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:nginx:nginx:1.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:igor_sysoev:nginx:1.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:nginx:nginx:1.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:igor_sysoev:nginx:1.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:nginx:nginx:1.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:igor_sysoev:nginx:1.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:nginx:nginx:1.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:igor_sysoev:nginx:1.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:nginx:nginx:1.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:igor_sysoev:nginx:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:nginx:nginx:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:igor_sysoev:nginx:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:nginx:nginx:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:igor_sysoev:nginx:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:nginx:nginx:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:igor_sysoev:nginx:1.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:nginx:nginx:1.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:igor_sysoev:nginx:1.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:nginx:nginx:1.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:igor_sysoev:nginx:1.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:nginx:nginx:1.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:igor_sysoev:nginx:1.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:nginx:nginx:1.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 20, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026924 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52999 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 14, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/079474.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/079467.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079388.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/74831 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74831 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 18, 2012

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 6.8
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

7.61 }} 1.19%

score

0.91458

percentile