Re: nginx exploit / accept filters

Mark Felder wrote this message on Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 06:40 -0500:
> As described here:
> http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2013-July/091084.html
> 
> If I understand this correctly our accept filters will have zero effect
> on stopping this exploit, correct?

Depending upon where the overflow happens, it could make it even easier
to exploit...  If the overflow happens in the header part, then the http
accept filter will make it even easier, and not require the attacker to
do tricks at the TCP layer...

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