CVE-2020-23258 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

A remote attacker can cause a denial of service in Jsish via the Jsi_ValueIsNumber function, affecting applications using this JavaScript engine.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-23258?

CVE-2020-23258 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Jsish Jsish, published on 4 Apr 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue found in Jsish v.3.0.11 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the Jsi_ValueIsNumber function in ./src/jsiValue.c file.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-23258?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Jsish Jsish.

How do I fix CVE-2020-23258?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-23258 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-2020-23258 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-23258 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-f97q-33hc-5qr8.

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