Buffer overflow in F5 nginx Unit
CVE-2019-7401
NGINX Unit before 1.7.1 might allow an attacker to cause a heap-based buffer overflow in the router process with a specially crafted request. This may result in a denial of service (router process crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.029 (85.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- F5 Nginx_unit
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Mailing List, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-7401?
- CVE-2019-7401 is a critical-severity vulnerability in F5 nginx Unit, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-02-08.
- How severe is CVE-2019-7401?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.