CVE-2017-9250 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2017-9250

The lexer_process_char_literal function in jerry-core/parser/js/js-lexer.c in JerryScript 1.0 does not...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

jerryscript

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Affected Software

jerryscript
Vulnerable Versions:
1.0

Timeline

Official Publish: May 28th, 2017
Last Modified: August 5th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.