CVE-2019-11921
highpriority · track · 40EPSS 0.021 · 81 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-24
An out of bounds write is possible via a specially crafted packet in certain configurations of Proxygen due to improper handling of Base64 when parsing malformed binary content in Structured HTTP Headers. This issue affects versions of proxygen prior to v2019.07.22.00.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.5–9.8
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affected products (3)
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references (7)
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- https://github.com/facebook/proxygen/commit/2f07985bef9fbae124cc63e5c0272e32da4fdaeccnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11921cnnvd
- https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2019-11921cnnvd
- https://github.com/facebook/proxygen/commit/2f07985bef9fbae124cc63e5c0272e32da4fdaecenisa_euvd
- https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2019-11921enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/facebook/proxygen/commit/2f07985bef9fbae124cc63e5c0272e32da4fdaecPatchThird Party Advisorynvd
- https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2019-11921Third Party Advisorynvd
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