CVE-2021-46497 Use after free in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published 27 Jan 2022 Updated 4 Aug 2024

A heap-use-after-free in Jsish allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service via crafted input.

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-2021-46497?

CVE-2021-46497 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Jsish Jsish, published on 27 Jan 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

Jsish v3.5.0 was discovered to contain a heap-use-after-free via jsi_UserObjDelete in src/jsiUserObj.c. This vulnerability can lead to a Denial of Service (DoS).

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-46497?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Jsish Jsish.

How do I fix CVE-2021-46497?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-46497 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2021-46497 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-46497 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-4853-c3jq-r576.