Amazon Linux 1 Security Advisory: ALAS-2012-74
Advisory Release Date: 2012-05-08 23:12 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2014-09-14 16:09 Pacific
Severity:
Important
Issue Overview:
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 Packages:
nginx
Issue Correction:
Run yum update nginx to update your system.
New Packages:
i686:
nginx-1.0.15-1.9.amzn1.i686
nginx-debuginfo-1.0.15-1.9.amzn1.i686
src:
nginx-1.0.15-1.9.amzn1.src
x86_64:
nginx-1.0.15-1.9.amzn1.x86_64
nginx-debuginfo-1.0.15-1.9.amzn1.x86_64