CVE-2018-11596 Memory corruption in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service via buffer overflow in Espruino firmware syntax parsing using crafted input files.
- 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-2018-11596?
CVE-2018-11596 is a medium-severity memory corruption 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 1.99 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) with a user crafted input file via a Buffer Overflow during syntax parsing because a check for '\0' is made for the wrong array element in jsvar.c.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11596?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Espruino Espruino.
How do I fix CVE-2018-11596?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11596 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2018-11596 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11596 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hcm6-pjjj-gpvp.