Denial of service in Duktape



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2021-46322
CWE-ID CWE-404
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 duktape
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor svaarala

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

EUVDB-ID: #VU79686

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-46322

CWE-ID: CWE-404 - Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the duk_push_tval() function in duktape/duk_api_stack.c. A remote attacker pass a specially crafted JS file to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

duktape: 2.0.0 - 2.6.0

CPE2.3 External links

https://github.com/svaarala/duktape/issues/2448
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/03/msg00033.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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