Interpreter crash via malformed FFI signature
Published May 21, 2024 · Updated Feb 13, 2025
Out-of-bounds read in Cesanta mJS 2.20.0 allows remote authenticated users to crash the interpreter via crafted JavaScript. The mjs_mk_ffi_sig FFI-signature constructor reads through a null address while processing a malformed ffi() signature, producing a segmentation fault. Reachability requires the ability to execute crafted code with FFI access; successful exploitation interrupts only the hosting process.
Summary
What happened
Out-of-bounds read in Cesanta mJS 2.20.0 allows remote authenticated users to crash the interpreter via crafted JavaScript. The mjs_mk_ffi_sig FFI-signature constructor reads through a null address while processing a malformed ffi() signature, producing a segmentation fault. Reachability requires the ability to execute crafted code with FFI access; successful exploitation interrupts only the hosting process.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-35385
- Published
- May 21, 2024
- Updated
- Feb 13, 2025
- Vendor
- Cesanta
- Product
- mJS
- Classifications
- CWE-125, T1499
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 21, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 13, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=2.20.0
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Public exploit references
- mjs_mk_ffi_sig segmentation-fault proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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