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critical 9.8

CVE-2019-11930 json

An invalid free in mb_detect_order can cause the application to crash or potentially result in remote code execution.

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-3588

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.2%
EPSS 3.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

An invalid free in mb_detect_order can cause the application to crash or potentially result in remote code execution. This issue affects HHVM versions prior to 3.30.12, all versions between 4.0.0 and 4.8.5, all versions between 4.9.0 and 4.23.1, as well as 4.24.0, 4.25.0, 4.26.0, 4.27.0, 4.28.0, and 4.28.1.

Patch / fix

  • Facebook HHVM 3.30.12

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Exploit prediction

3.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Facebook HHVM

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-763 Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference

References

Sources

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