NULL pointer dereference in Espruino
CVE-2018-11591
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (61.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 62nd percentile — 61.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/espruino/Espruino/issues/1420 (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/espruino/Espruino/commit/b6d362f6a1f2de0b3e7604848116efb509196bf4 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/espruino/Espruino/files/2015612/test.txt (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-11591?
- CVE-2018-11591 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Espruino, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-05-31.
- How severe is CVE-2018-11591?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.