Out-of-bounds Read in Espruino
CVE-2018-11598
Espruino before 1.99 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and a potential Information Disclosure with user crafted input files via a Buffer Overflow or Out-of-bounds Read during syntax parsing of certain for loops in jsparse.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: 0.013 (69.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 69.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/espruino/Espruino/files/2025968/test_2.txt (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/espruino/Espruino/files/2025956/test_0.txt (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/espruino/Espruino/files/2025963/test_1.txt (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/espruino/Espruino/commit/bf4416ab9129ee3afd56739ea4e3cd0da5484b6b (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/espruino/Espruino/issues/1437 (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-11598?
- CVE-2018-11598 is a high-severity vulnerability in Espruino, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2018-05-31.
- How severe is CVE-2018-11598?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.