Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 24, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2009-3896
CVE-2009-3896
Description
src/http/ngx_http_parse.c in nginx (aka Engine X) 0.1.0 through 0.4.14, 0.5.x before 0.5.38, 0.6.x before 0.6.39, 0.7.x before 0.7.62, and 0.8.x before 0.8.14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and worker process crash) via a long URI.
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References
15- sysoev.ru/nginx/patch.null.pointer.txtnvdPatch
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/20/1nvdPatch
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/20/6nvdPatch
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/23/10nvdPatch
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdPatch
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvdExploit
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/36839nvdExploitPatch
- marc.infonvd
- secunia.com/advisories/48577nvd
- security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/nginx/nginx_0.4.13-2+etch3.diff.gznvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201203-22.xmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1920nvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00428.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00442.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00449.htmlnvd
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