Critical severity · published May 25, 2022
CVE-2022-29379
Nginx NJS v0.7.3 was discovered to contain a stack overflow in the function njs_default_module_loader at /src/njs/src/njs_module.c
9.8
CVSS
1.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Nginx NJS v0.7.3 was discovered to contain a stack overflow in the function njs_default_module_loader at /src/njs/src/njs_module.c. NOTE: multiple third parties dispute this report, e.g., the behavior is only found in unreleased development code that was not part of the 0.7.2, 0.7.3, or 0.7.4 release
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/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)1.8% · higher than 78% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NJ
Njs · F5
0.7.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29379
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-29379
Patch
https://github.com/nginx/njs/commit/ab1702c7af9959366a5ddc4a75b4357d4e9ebdc1
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/nginx/njs/issues/491
Exploit
https://github.com/nginx/njs/issues/493
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