CVE-2021-46461 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

njs through 0.7.0, used in NGINX, was discovered to contain an out-of-bounds array access via njs_vmcode_typeof in /src/njs_vmcode.c.

Published: 2022-02-14

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 3.1% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:nginx:njs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-33137	njs through 0.7.0, used in NGINX, was discovered to contain an out-of-bounds array access via njs_vmcode_typeof in /src/njs_vmcode.c.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.03147.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/nginx/njs/commit/d457c9545e7e71ebb5c0479eb16b9d33175855e2
https://github.com/nginx/njs/issues/450
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220303-0007/

History

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Subscriptions

Nginx Njs

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2022-02-14T21:47:17.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T05:10:34.924Z

Reserved: 2022-01-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-46461

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-02-14T22:15:07.717

Modified: 2026-06-17T04:14:55.203

Link: CVE-2021-46461

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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