CVE-2018-11592 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published 31 May 2018 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Attackers can cause a denial of service via crafted input files due to an out-of-bounds read in the graphics library.

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-2018-11592?

CVE-2018-11592 is a medium-severity denial of service 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 an Out-of-bounds Read during syntax parsing in which certain height validation is missing in libs/graphics/jswrap_graphics.c.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11592?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Espruino Espruino.

How do I fix CVE-2018-11592?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11592 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2018-11592 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11592 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-w5f9-h8mf-57hw.