Out-of-bounds Read in Jerryscript

CVE-2018-11419

An issue was discovered in JerryScript 1.0. There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the lit_read_code_unit_from_hex function via a RegExp("[\\u0") payload, related to re_parse_char_class in parser/regexp/re-parser.c.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.016 (74.3th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 74.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2018-11419: held from 0.016 to 0.016.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-11419?
CVE-2018-11419 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Jerryscript, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-05-24.
How severe is CVE-2018-11419?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.