CVE-2022-22901 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A reachable assertion in the JerryScript JavaScript engine parser 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-2022-22901?

CVE-2022-22901 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Jerryscript Jerryscript, published on 17 Feb 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

There is an Assertion in 'context_p->next_scanner_info_p->type == SCANNER_TYPE_FUNCTION' failed at parser_parse_function_arguments in /js/js-parser.c of JerryScript commit a6ab5e9.

Weakness: CWE-617

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22901?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Jerryscript Jerryscript.

How do I fix CVE-2022-22901?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-22901 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-2022-22901 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22901 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Jerryscript Jerryscript vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8m5c-8fx3-q2wx.

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