CVE-2018-11597

Description

Espruino before 1.99 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) with a user crafted input file via a Buffer Overflow during syntax parsing because of a missing check for stack exhaustion with many '{' characters in jsparse.c.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.12%
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/commit/51380baf17241728b6d48cdb84140b931e3e3cc5 patch vendor advisory
https://github.com/espruino/Espruino/issues/1448 issue tracking vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-11597?
CVE-2018-11597 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-11597?
To fix CVE-2018-11597, 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-2018-11597 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-11597 is being actively exploited. 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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