VDB-130644 · CVE-2019-7401 · BID 106956

Nginx Unit up to 1.7.0 Router Process Request memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Nginx Unit up to 1.7.0. This affects an unknown function of the component Router Process. The manipulation as part of Request results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2019-7401. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Nginx Unit up to 1.7.0 (Web Server). Affected is an unknown part of the component Router Process. The manipulation as part of a Request leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

NGINX Unit before 1.7.1 might allow an attacker to cause a heap-based buffer overflow in the router process with a specially crafted request. This may result in a denial of service (router process crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.

The bug was discovered 02/07/2019. The weakness was shared 02/08/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-7401 since 02/05/2019. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 1.7.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Unit 1.7.1

Timelineinfo

02/05/2019 🔍
02/07/2019 +2 days 🔍
02/08/2019 +1 days 🔍
02/08/2019 +0 days 🔍
08/13/2025 +2377 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-7401 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-7401
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-130644
SecurityFocus: 106956

Entryinfo

Created: 02/08/2019 09:40
Updated: 08/13/2025 01:53
Changes: 02/08/2019 09:40 (58), 05/09/2020 09:18 (2), 07/06/2023 19:50 (4), 08/13/2025 01:53 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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