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CVE-2012-1180

Use-after-free vulnerability in nginx before 1.0.14 and 1.1.x before 1.1.17 allows remote HTTP servers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted backend response, in conjunction with a client request.

Severity
Medium 5.0
Published
17 Apr 2012
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
21 Oct 2026
Fixed in
1.0.14, 1.1.17
Exploit chance
11% in the next 30 daysHigher than 95% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Weakness
Use after free (CWE-416)
Attack
Over the network · No login needed
Attacker can
Read some data
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
nginxServers and applications · cpe:a:f5:nginx
  • From 0.1.0 before 1.0.14
  • From 1.1.0 before 1.1.17

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1180
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-1180