CVE-2018-11591

Public Exploit

Description

Espruino before 1.98 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) with a user crafted input file via a NULL pointer dereference during syntax parsing. This was addressed by adding validation for a debug trace print statement in jsvar.c.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.15%
Vendor Advisory github.com Vendor Advisory github.com Vendor Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/espruino/Espruino/issues/1420 vendor advisory issue tracking
https://github.com/espruino/Espruino/commit/b6d362f6a1f2de0b3e7604848116efb509196bf4 patch vendor advisory
https://github.com/espruino/Espruino/files/2015612/test.txt vendor advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-11591?
CVE-2018-11591 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-11591?
To fix CVE-2018-11591, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-11591 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-11591 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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