Out-of-bounds Read in F5 Njs

CVE-2022-38890

Nginx NJS v0.7.7 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via njs_utf8_next at src/njs_utf8.h

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.003 (21.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

F5 Njs — versions 0.7.7
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-38890?: CVE-2022-38890 is a medium-severity vulnerability in F5 Njs, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-09-15.
How severe is CVE-2022-38890?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.