7.0
HIGH
CVE-2022-41743
NGINX Plus HLS Module Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Description

NGINX Plus before versions R27 P1 and R26 P1 have a vulnerability in the module ngx_http_hls_module that might allow a local attacker to corrupt NGINX worker memory, resulting in its crash or potential other impact using a specially crafted audio or video file. The issue affects only NGINX Plus when the hls directive is used in the configuration file. Further, the attack is possible only if an attacker can trigger processing of a specially crafted audio or video file with the module ngx_http_hls_module.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 19, 2022, 10:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 23, 2022, 2:12 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-41743 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 F5 nginx_ingress_controller
2 F5 nginx_plus
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K01112063 Mitigation Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-41743 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 [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 23, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K01112063 No Types Assigned https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K01112063 Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_ingress_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.9.0 up to (including) 1.12.4 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_ingress_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.0.0 up to (including) 2.4.0 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) r22 up to (including) r27
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.04 }} 0.00%

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0.05635

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