Nginx NJS 0.7.10 Illegal memcpy in njs_vmcode_return
CVE-2023-27729 Published on April 9, 2023
Nginx NJS v0.7.10 was discovered to contain an illegal memcpy via the function njs_vmcode_return at src/njs_vmcode.c.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-27729 can be exploited with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Buffer Overflow Vulnerability?
The software performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.
CVE-2023-27729 has been classified to as a Buffer Overflow vulnerability or weakness.
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Exploit Probability
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