Memory corruption in Meta HHVM
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Insufficient boundary checks when formatting numbers in number_format allows read/write access to out-of-bounds memory, potentially leading to remote code execution. This issue affects HHVM versions prior to 3.30.10, all versions between 4.0.0 and 4.8.5, all versions between 4.9.0 and 4.18.2, and versions 4.19.0, 4.19.1, 4.20.0, 4.20.1, 4.20.2, 4.21.0, 4.22.0, 4.23.0.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meta | HHVM | 4.24.0; 4.23.2; 4.23.0 and later; 4.22.1; 4.22.0 and later; 4.21.1; 4.21.0 and later; 4.20.3; 4.20.0 and later; 4.19.2; 4.19.0 and later; 4.18.3; 4.9.0 and later; 4.8.5; 4.0.0 and later; 3.30.11; up to 3.30.10 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- HHVM VendorMeta Affected 4.24.0; 4.23.2; 4.23.0 and later; 4.22.1; 4.22.0 and later; 4.21.1; 4.21.0 and later; 4.20.3; 4.20.0 and later; 4.19.2; 4.19.0 and later; 4.18.3; 4.9.0 and later; 4.8.5; 4.0.0 and later; 3.30.11; up to 3.30.10 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 9
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:facebook:hhvm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 3.30.10; 4.0.0 – 4.8.5; 4.9.0 – 4.18.2 | Vulnerable | Meta |
| cpe:2.3:a:facebook:hhvm:4.19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.19.0 | Vulnerable | Meta |
| cpe:2.3:a:facebook:hhvm:4.19.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.19.1 | Vulnerable | Meta |
| cpe:2.3:a:facebook:hhvm:4.20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.20.0 | Vulnerable | Meta |
| cpe:2.3:a:facebook:hhvm:4.20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.20.1 | Vulnerable | Meta |
| cpe:2.3:a:facebook:hhvm:4.20.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.20.2 | Vulnerable | Meta |
| cpe:2.3:a:facebook:hhvm:4.21.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.21.0 | Vulnerable | Meta |
| cpe:2.3:a:facebook:hhvm:4.22.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.22.0 | Vulnerable | Meta |
| cpe:2.3:a:facebook:hhvm:4.23.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.23.0 | Vulnerable | Meta |
- cpe:2.3:a:facebook:hhvm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.30.10; 4.0.0 – 4.8.5; 4.9.0 – 4.18.2 Vulnerable ·Meta
- cpe:2.3:a:facebook:hhvm:4.19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.19.0 Vulnerable ·Meta
- cpe:2.3:a:facebook:hhvm:4.19.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.19.1 Vulnerable ·Meta
- cpe:2.3:a:facebook:hhvm:4.20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.20.0 Vulnerable ·Meta
- cpe:2.3:a:facebook:hhvm:4.20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.20.1 Vulnerable ·Meta
- cpe:2.3:a:facebook:hhvm:4.20.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.20.2 Vulnerable ·Meta
- cpe:2.3:a:facebook:hhvm:4.21.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.21.0 Vulnerable ·Meta
- cpe:2.3:a:facebook:hhvm:4.22.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.22.0 Vulnerable ·Meta
- cpe:2.3:a:facebook:hhvm:4.23.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.23.0 Vulnerable ·Meta
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-11929
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r5v6-3r34-h6vr
References
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- TI-2021-06352 Heap-based buffer overflow in Meta folly CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-08935 An invalid free in mb_detect_order can cause the application to crash or potentially… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-05898 Integer overflow in bcmath in Facebook HHVM before 3.15.0 allows attackers to have… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-08931 Memory corruption in Meta HHVM CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2019-11929 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-11929 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r5v6-3r34-h6vr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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