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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-41743
CVE-2022-41743:
NGINX Ingress Controller (NGINX Inc) vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2022-41743 is a vulnerability discovered in NGINX that allows a local attacker to corrupt NGINX worker memory through specially crafted audio or video files. The vulnerability was disclosed on October 19, 2022 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability affects multiple versions of NGINX products including NGINX App Protect WAF versions before 3.12, NGINX Ingress Controller all versions, NGINX Open Source versions 1.22.x before 1.22.1, 1.23.x before 1.23.2, and NGINX Plus R26 P1 or R27 P1 (CERT-FR).
Impact
The vulnerability can result in NGINX worker memory corruption, potentially leading to service crashes or other unspecified impacts when exploited using specially crafted audio or video files (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users are advised to upgrade to the following fixed versions: NGINX App Protect WAF version 3.12 or later, NGINX Open Source version 1.22.1 or later for the 1.22.x branch, and version 1.23.2 or later for the 1.23.x branch (CERT-FR).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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