CVE-2019-7401 json
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 reques…
published 2019-02-08 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-16943
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.9%
- EPSS 2.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- f5 nginx_unit 1.7.1
Exploit prediction
2.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
References
-
unit.nginx.org
/CHANGES.txt
release-notes, vendor-advisory
-
mailman.nginx.org
/pipermail/unit/2019-February/000113.html
mailing-list, vendor-advisory
-
hg.nginx.org
/unit/file/tip/CHANGES
release-notes, vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/106956
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-7401
- NVD CVE-2019-7401
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