NULL pointer dereference in JerryScript - CVE-2017-9250
Published: May 28, 2017 / Updated: January 22, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU38939
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9250
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: JerryScript
Affected software:
JerryScript
JerryScript
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via malformed JavaScript source code, related to the jmem_heap_free_block function.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-9250
Install update from vendor's website.