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CVE-2012-2089
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…
Medium6.8EPSS 9.8%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- redhat
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.
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 13 days later
· 13 days later
Published
- 12 years later
· 12 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 9.8% · top 4.4% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (8)
- nginx-ngxhttpmp4module-bo(74831) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 1026924 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- FEDORA-2012-6371 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2012-6411 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- http://nginx.org/en/security_advisories.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 52999 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20120412 nginx security advisory: mp4 module vulnerability, CVE-2012-2089 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- FEDORA-2012-6238 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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