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CVE-2019-11839· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

njs through 0.3.1, used in NGINX, has a heap-based buffer overflow in Array.prototype.push after a resize, related to njs_array_prototype_pu

njs through 0.3.1, used in NGINX, has a heap-based buffer overflow in Array.prototype.push after a resize, related to njs_array_prototype_push in njs/njs_array.c, because of njs_array_expand size mishandling.

CriticalCVSS 9.8 · v3.0—No exploit No fix recorded

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Published
May 9, 2019
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.6% · 75th percentile
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Action score

39

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.6%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
f5njs

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • f5 njsup to 0.3.1 inclusive

Same product

f5: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2022-29379Nginx NJS v0.7.3 was discovered to contain a stack overflow in the function njs_default_module_loader at /src/njs/src/njs_module.c.
    40Plan
  • CVE-2021-46463njs through 0.7.1, used in NGINX, was discovered to contain a control flow hijack caused by a Type Confusion vulnerability in njs_promise_pe
    40Plan
  • CVE-2019-12208njs through 0.3.1, used in NGINX, has a heap-based buffer overflow in njs_function_native_call in njs/njs_function.c.
    40Plan
  • CVE-2019-12207njs through 0.3.1, used in NGINX, has a heap-based buffer over-read in nxt_utf8_decode in nxt/nxt_utf8.c.
    40Plan
  • CVE-2019-12206njs through 0.3.1, used in NGINX, has a heap-based buffer overflow in nxt_utf8_encode in nxt_utf8.c.
    40Plan
  • CVE-2020-19695Buffer Overflow found in Nginx NJS allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the njs_object_property parameter of the njs/njs_v
    39Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

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No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

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