Buffer overflow in Espruino
CVE-2018-11593
Espruino before 1.99 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and potential Information Disclosure with a user crafted input file via a Buffer Overflow during syntax parsing because strncpy is misused in jslex.c.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (67.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 67.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/espruino/Espruino/files/2019228/eh_0.txt (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/espruino/Espruino/issues/1426 (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/espruino/Espruino/commit/bed844f109b6c222816740555068de2e101e8018 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-11593?
- CVE-2018-11593 is a high-severity vulnerability in Espruino, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2018-05-31.
- How severe is CVE-2018-11593?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.