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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2021-46170
CVE-2021-46170:
Homebrew vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
An issue was discovered in JerryScript commit a6ab5e9. There is a Use-After-Free vulnerability in the lexercompareidentifiertostring function in js-lexer.c file. The vulnerability was reported on January 3, 2022 (NVD, GitHub Issue).
Technical details
The vulnerability is a heap-use-after-free issue that occurs in the lexercompareidentifiertostring function at line 3503 in jerry-core/parser/js/js-lexer.c. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.5 (HIGH) with vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. The vulnerability has been classified as CWE-416 (Use After Free) (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability affects the availability of the system. When exploited, it can cause the application to crash or become unstable due to accessing memory that has already been freed (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability affects JerryScript version 2.3.0. Users should update to a patched version when available (NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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