Use-After-Free Vulnerability in Artifex MuJS by Artifex Software
CVE-2020-24343

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Artifex
Status
Mujs
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 August 2020

What is CVE-2020-24343?

A use-after-free vulnerability exists in Artifex MuJS versions up to 1.0.7 due to improper memory management in jsrun.c, resulting from unconditional marking in jsgc.c. This flaw can lead to potential exploitation and the execution of arbitrary code if an attacker manipulates memory management operations.

References

https://github.com/ccxvii/mujs/issues/136
x_refsource_MISC

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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