CVE-2021-26197Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Interpreter crash via unchecked source-file read failure

Published Jun 10, 2021 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Improper exceptional-condition handling in JerryScript 2.4.0 allows context-dependent attackers to crash the interpreter via crafted JavaScript. main_print_unhandled_exception treats crafted SyntaxError text as source-location data, does not check the null buffer returned when file 0 cannot be opened, and dereferences it. Execution of the crafted script and use of the affected command-line exception printer are required; exploitation terminates that interpreter process.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.86%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper exceptional-condition handling in JerryScript 2.4.0 allows context-dependent attackers to crash the interpreter via crafted JavaScript. main_print_unhandled_exception treats crafted SyntaxError text as source-location data, does not check the null buffer returned when file 0 cannot be opened, and dereferences it. Execution of the crafted script and use of the affected command-line exception printer are required; exploitation terminates that interpreter process.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-26197
Published
Jun 10, 2021
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-754, T1499
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 10, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

6.5Canonical UbuntuCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-754Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions
T1499Endpoint Denial of Service

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