CVE-2009-2629 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 75.1% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer underflow in src/http/ngx_http_parse.c in nginx 0.1.0 through 0.5.37, 0.6.x before 0.6.39, 0.7.x before 0.7.62, and 0.8.x before 0.8.15 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted HTTP requests.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 75.08% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-787 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-09-15 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| debian | debian linux |
| f5 | nginx |
| fedoraproject | fedora |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Nginx 0.6.38 - Heap Corruption | 2010-08-29 |
References
- http://nginx.net/CHANGES
- http://nginx.net/CHANGES-0.5
- http://nginx.net/CHANGES-0.6
- http://nginx.net/CHANGES-0.7
- http://sysoev.ru/nginx/patch.180065.txt
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1884
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/180065
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00428.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00442.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00449.html
- http://nginx.net/CHANGES
- http://nginx.net/CHANGES-0.5
- http://nginx.net/CHANGES-0.6
- http://nginx.net/CHANGES-0.7
- http://sysoev.ru/nginx/patch.180065.txt
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1884
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/180065
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00428.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00442.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00449.html
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