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CVE-2012-2089

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 9.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2012-04-17 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-120

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.

Affected products

• nginx: from 1.0.7 through 1.0.14; from 1.1.3 through 1.1.18
• Fedoraproject Fedora: 15, 16, 17

References

• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079388.html
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/079467.html
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/079474.html
• http://nginx.org/en/security_advisories.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/12/9
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52999
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026924
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74831
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079388.html
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/079467.html
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/079474.html
• http://nginx.org/en/security_advisories.html

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