Vulnerability Description
Espruino before 1.99 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and a potential Escalation of Privileges with a user crafted input file via a Buffer Overflow during syntax parsing, because strncat is misused.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Espruino | Espruino | < 1.99 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://github.com/espruino/Espruino/commit/0a7619875bf79877907205f6bee08465b89fPatchVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/espruino/Espruino/files/2019210/test_0.txtExploitVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/espruino/Espruino/files/2019216/test_2.txtExploitVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/espruino/Espruino/files/2019220/test_4.txtExploitVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/espruino/Espruino/issues/1425Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/espruino/Espruino/commit/0a7619875bf79877907205f6bee08465b89fPatchVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/espruino/Espruino/files/2019210/test_0.txtExploitVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/espruino/Espruino/files/2019216/test_2.txtExploitVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/espruino/Espruino/files/2019220/test_4.txtExploitVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/espruino/Espruino/issues/1425Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2018-11595?
CVE-2018-11595 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). Espruino before 1.99 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and a potential Escalation of Privileges with a user crafted input file via a Buffer Overflow during syntax parsi...
How severe is CVE-2018-11595?
CVE-2018-11595 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2018-11595?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Espruino Espruino.