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[TLP:CLEAR] F5 NGINX fixes 4 vulnerabilities

F5 is fixing 4 vulnerabilities in NGINX. The vulnerability was fixed in versions 1.27.0 and 1.26.1 for NGINX Open Source and in versions R32 and R31P2 for NGINX Plus [1][2][3][4].

F5 NGINX - memory leak (CVE-2024-34161)
CVSS 5.3 (Medium)

An unauthenticated remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to certain parts of memory. The vulnerability is exploitable only if NGINX is configured to use the HTTP/3 QUIC module and the network infrastructure supports a maximum packet size of 4096B or more [1].

The vulnerability is present in products:

  • NGINX Plus; >=R30, <R31P2;
  • NGINX Open Source; >=1.25.0, <1.26.1;

CVSS: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

More information:

The vulnerability was publicly disclosed 29. 5. 2024.

F5 NGINX - DoS (CVE-2024-32760)
CVSS 6.5 (Medium)

An unauthenticated remote attacker can cause a DoS attack or overwrite data in memory. The vulnerability is exploitable only if NGINX is configured to use the HTTP/3 QUIC module [2].

The vulnerability is present in products:

  • NGINX Plus; >=R30, <R31P2;
  • NGINX Open Source; >=1.25.0, <1.26.1;

CVSS: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

More information:

The vulnerability was publicly disclosed 29. 5. 2024.

F5 NGINX - DoS (CVE-2024-35200)
CVSS 5.3 (Medium)

An unauthenticated remote attacker can carry out a DoS attack. The vulnerability is exploitable only if NGINX is configured to use the HTTP/3 QUIC module [3].

The vulnerability is present in products:

  • NGINX Plus; >=R30, <R31P2;
  • NGINX Open Source; >=1.25.0, <1.26.1;

CVSS: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

More information:

The vulnerability was publicly disclosed 29. 5. 2024.

F5 NGINX - DoS (CVE-2024-31079)
CVSS 4.8 (Medium)

An unauthenticated remote attacker can carry out a DoS attack. The vulnerability is exploitable only if NGINX is configured to use the HTTP/3 QUIC module. Exploitation also depends on the correct timing of the requests sent [4].

The vulnerability is present in products:

  • NGINX Plus; >=R30, <R31P2;
  • NGINX Open Source; >=1.25.0, <1.26.1;

CVSS: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

More information:

The vulnerability was publicly disclosed 29. 5. 2024.


By CESNET, z.s.p.o. Martin Krajči on 30. 5. 2024.

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