Out-of-bounds Read in Facebook Hhvm

CVE-2019-11935

Insufficient boundary checks when processing a string in mb_ereg_replace allows access to out-of-bounds memory. This issue affects HHVM versions prior to 3.30.12, all versions between 4.0.0 and 4.8.5, all versions between 4.9.0 and 4.23.1, as well as 4.24.0, 4.25.0, 4.26.0, 4.27.0, 4.28.0, and 4.28.1.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.015 (72.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-11935?
CVE-2019-11935 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Facebook Hhvm, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-12-04.
How severe is CVE-2019-11935?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.