Description
The lexer_process_char_literal function in jerry-core/parser/js/js-lexer.c in JerryScript 1.0 does not skip memory allocation for empty strings, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via malformed JavaScript source code, related to the jmem_heap_free_block function.
Published: 2017-05-28
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 2.4% Low
KEV: No
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-18186 The lexer_process_char_literal function in jerry-core/parser/js/js-lexer.c in JerryScript 1.0 does not skip memory allocation for empty strings, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via malformed JavaScript source code, related to the jmem_heap_free_block function.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T17:02:43.420Z

Reserved: 2017-05-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-9250

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-05-28T20:29:00.217

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-9250

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