CVE-2020-1892
Insufficient boundary checks when decoding JSON in JSON_parser allows read access to out of...
Insufficient boundary checks when decoding JSON in JSON_parser allows read access to out of bounds memory, potentially leading to information leak and DOS. This issue affects HHVM 4.45.0, 4.44.0, 4.43.0, 4.42.0, 4.41.0, 4.40.0, 4.39.0, versions between 4.33.0 and 4.38.0 (inclusive), versions between 4.9.0 and 4.32.0 (inclusive), and versions prior to 4.8.7.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
8.1
Insufficient boundary checks when decoding JSON in JSON_parser allows read access to out of bounds memory, potentially leading to information leak and DOS. This issue affects HHVM 4.45.0, 4.44.0, 4.43.0, 4.42.0, 4.41.0, 4.40.0, 4.39.0, versions between 4.33.0 and 4.38.0 (inclusive), versions between 4.9.0 and 4.32.0 (inclusive), and versions prior to 4.8.7.
- Record
CVE-2020-1892- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Insufficient boundary checks when decoding JSON in JSON_parser allows read access to out of bounds memory, potentially leading to information leak and DOS. This issue affects HHVM 4.45.0, 4.44.0, 4.43.0, 4.42.0, 4.41.0, 4.40.0, 4.39.0, versions between 4.33.0 and 4.38.0 (inclusive), versions between 4.9.0 and 4.32.0 (inclusive), and versions prior to 4.8.7.
- Record
CVE-2020-1892- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-12718 No score
Insufficient boundary checks when decoding JSON in JSON_parser allows read access to out of bounds memory, potentially leading to information leak and DOS. This issue affects HHVM 4.45.0, 4.44.0, 4.43.0, 4.42.0, 4.41.0, 4.40.0, 4.39.0, versions between 4.33.0 and 4.38.0 (inclusive), versions between 4.9.0 and 4.32.0 (inclusive), and versions prior to 4.8.7.
- Record
EUVD-2020-12718- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r2qf-75cq-8rxc No score
Insufficient boundary checks when decoding JSON in JSON_parser allows read access to out of...
Insufficient boundary checks when decoding JSON in JSON_parser allows read access to out of bounds memory, potentially leading to information leak and DOS. This issue affects HHVM 4.45.0, 4.44.0, 4.43.0, 4.42.0, 4.41.0, 4.40.0, 4.39.0, versions between 4.33.0 and 4.38.0 (inclusive), versions between 4.9.0 and 4.32.0 (inclusive), and versions prior to 4.8.7.
- Record
GHSA-r2qf-75cq-8rxc- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
8.1
Insufficient boundary checks when decoding JSON in JSON_parser allows read access to out of bounds memory, potentially leading to information leak and DOS. This issue affects HHVM 4.45.0, 4.44.0, 4.43.0, 4.42.0, 4.41.0, 4.40.0, 4.39.0, versions between 4.33.0 and 4.38.0 (inclusive), versions between 4.9.0 and 4.32.0 (inclusive), and versions prior to 4.8.7.
- Record
CVE-2020-1892- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-04
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-1892
8.1
Insufficient boundary checks when decoding JSON in JSON_parser allows read access to out of bounds memory, potentially leading to information leak and DOS. This issue affects HHVM 4.45.0, 4.44.0, 4.43.0, 4.42.0, 4.41.0, 4.40.0, 4.39.0, versions between 4.33.0 and 4.38.0 (inclusive), versions between 4.9.0 and 4.32.0 (inclusive), and versions prior to 4.8.7.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-1892- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
hhvmUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.11.0+dfsg-13.11.1+dfsg-13.11.1+dfsg-1ubuntu1 |
None known |
hhvmUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.21.0+dfsg-23.21.0+dfsg-2build13.21.0+dfsg-2build23.21.0+dfsg-2build33.21.0+dfsg-2ubuntu2 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | OSV | |
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-1892 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Facebook Hhvm, published March 3, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.09%, the 65th percentile. No source names a fixed version.