Heap-based buffer overflow in Unit - CVE-2019-7401
Published: February 12, 2019 / Updated: February 12, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU17476
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-7401
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: NGINX
Affected software:
Unit
Unit
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing malicious input. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted request, trigger heap-based buffer overflow and cause the router process to crash.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-7401
Update to version 1.7.1.