CVE-2018-11596 json
Espruino before 1.99 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) with a user crafted input file via a Buffer Overflow…
published 2018-05-31 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-3621
- cvss
- 5.5
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.8%
- EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 56%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Espruino before 1.99 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) with a user crafted input file via a Buffer Overflow during syntax parsing because a check for '\0' is made for the wrong array element in jsvar.c.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
0.80% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
-
github.com
/espruino/Espruino/commit/ce1924193862d58cb43d3d4d9dada710a8361b89
patch, vendor-advisory
-
github.com
/espruino/Espruino/issues/1435
issue-tracking, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-11596
- NVD CVE-2018-11596
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