CVE-2021-33448 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A stack buffer overflow in the mJS JavaScript engine allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.

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-2021-33448?

CVE-2021-33448 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Cesanta Mjs, published on 26 Jul 2022. 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

An issue was discovered in mjs(mJS: Restricted JavaScript engine), ES6 (JavaScript version 6). There is stack buffer overflow at 0x7fffe9049390.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-33448?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cesanta Mjs.

How do I fix CVE-2021-33448?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-33448 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-2021-33448 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-33448 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Cesanta Mjs vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pxr7-xpvp-73cx.

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