What is CVE-2017-14749?

CVE-2017-14749 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jerryscript, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-09-26.

How severe is CVE-2017-14749?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Jerryscript

CVE-2017-14749

JerryScript 1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (jmem_heap_alloc_block_internal heap memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted .js file, because unrecognized \ characters cause incorrect 0x00 characters in bytecode.literal data.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.020 (78.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Jerryscript — versions 1.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-14749?: CVE-2017-14749 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jerryscript, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-09-26.
How severe is CVE-2017-14749?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.