Critical severity · published May 20, 2019
CVE-2019-12208
njs through 0.3.1, used in NGINX, has a heap-based buffer overflow in njs_function_native_call in njs/njs_function.c
9.8
CVSS
1.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
njs through 0.3.1, used in NGINX, has a heap-based buffer overflow in njs_function_native_call in njs/njs_function.c.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.7% · higher than 77% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NJ
Njs · F5
through 0.3.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12208
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-12208
Exploit
https://github.com/nginx/njs/issues/163
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