CVE-2020-22886 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

A buffer overflow in the mujs JavaScript engine allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2020-22886?

CVE-2020-22886 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Jul 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Buffer overflow vulnerability in function jsG_markobject in jsgc.c in mujs before 1.0.8, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service.

Weakness: CWE-120

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-22886?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Artifex Mujs.

How do I fix CVE-2020-22886?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2020-22886 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-22886 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-22886, GHSA-vrr5-xpgp-8w3v.

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