CVE-2019-7401 Memory corruption in n/a
An attacker can cause a heap-based buffer overflow in NGINX Unit via a crafted request, leading to a router process crash and denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-7401?
CVE-2019-7401 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Feb 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-7401?
It affects 1 product.
Products include F5 Nginx Unit.
How do I fix CVE-2019-7401?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-7401 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2019-7401 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-7401 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mr8v-5jj9-4gc6.