Intrusion PreventionNginx.Encoded.Path.Traversal.DoS
Description
This indicates an attack attempt against a denial-of-service vulnerability in
nginx.
This vulnerability is caused by the vulnerable software's inability to properly handle encoded directory traversal attempts. It allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via certain encoded directory traversal sequences that trigger memory corruption.
Affected Products
nginx 0.8.36
Impact
Denial of Service: Remote attackers can crash vulnerable systems.
Recommended Actions
Currently we are not aware of any patches supplied by the vendor for this issue.
Coverage
| IPS (Regular DB) | |
| IPS (Extended DB) |
Version Updates
| Date | Version | Status | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-25 | 28.833 |
Modified
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Name:Nginx. Encoded. Directory. Traversal. DoS:Nginx. Encoded. Path. Traversal. DoS |
References
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/13818/| ID | 24003 |
| Created | Aug 31, 2010 |
| Updated | Jul 23, 2024 |
| CVE ID | |
| Risk |
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| Exploit Prediction Score | 7.26% |
| Default Action | drop |
| Active | |
| Affected OS | Windows, Linux |
| Affected App | Other |
| Profile Type | DoS |