Buffer overflow in F5 Njs
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. 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
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.018 (77.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 77.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- F5 Njs — versions 0.7.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/nginx/njs/issues/491 (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/nginx/njs/issues/493 (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/nginx/njs/commit/ab1702c7af9959366a5ddc4a75b4357d4e9ebdc1 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-29379?
- CVE-2022-29379 is a critical-severity vulnerability in F5 Njs, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-05-25.
- How severe is CVE-2022-29379?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.