CVE-2019-12206 describes a critical heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability (CWE-787) in njs through version 0.3.1, a JavaScript runtime used within NGINX, affecting f5 njs products. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability is remotely exploitable with low attack complexity and no user interaction, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its critical severity, there is currently no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:njs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.