CVE-2018-11591 Null dereference in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published 31 May 2018 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Attackers can cause a denial of service via application crash using a crafted input file due to a null pointer dereference in Espruino.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-11591?

CVE-2018-11591 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 May 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11591?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Espruino Espruino.

How do I fix CVE-2018-11591?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11591 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-11591 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11591 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5rmc-h6xf-rx3w.