CVE-2020-24348 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

An out-of-bounds read in the njs JSON iterator allows attackers to cause a denial of service or disclose sensitive memory contents.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-24348?

CVE-2020-24348 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Aug 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

njs through 0.4.3, used in NGINX, has an out-of-bounds read in njs_json_stringify_iterator in njs_json.c.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-24348?

It affects 1 product.

Products include F5 Njs.

How do I fix CVE-2020-24348?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-24348 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-2020-24348 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-24348 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7rc2-4h6w-5wx8.

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