CVE-2012-1180
Use-after-free vulnerability in nginx before 1.0.14 and 1.1.x before 1.1.17 allows remote HTTP...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-1180- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-1180- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-1209 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2012-1209- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3rf9-jvj9-2299 No score
Use-after-free vulnerability in nginx before 1.0.14 and 1.1.x before 1.1.17 allows remote HTTP...
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.
- Record
GHSA-3rf9-jvj9-2299- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-1180- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-1180 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1180- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-1180 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in F5 Nginx, published March 19, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.6%, the 95th percentile. Fixed in nginx 1.1.17-1.
References
hermes.opensuse.org/messages/14173096
trac.nginx.org/nginx/changeset/4531/nginx
osvdb.org/80124
debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2434
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-March/076671.html
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/15/5
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secunia.com/advisories/48465
nginx.org/en/security_advisories.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74191
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:043
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=803856
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201203-22.xml
seclists.org/bugtraq/2012/Mar/65
securitytracker.com/id?1026827
securityfocus.com/bid/52578
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1180
github.com/advisories/GHSA-3rf9-jvj9-2299
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-1180