CVE-2023-49549

CVSS 3.1 Score 7.5 of 10 (high)

Details

Published Jan 2, 2024
Updated: Jan 9, 2024

Summary

CVE-2023-49549 is a newly disclosed vulnerability affecting Cesanta mjs 2.20.0. This issue permits a remote denial of service (DoS) attack by exploiting a flaw in the mjs_getretvalpos function, which is located in the msj.c file. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could result in the targeted system becoming unresponsive or crashing, causing significant disruption to services. The precise method of exploitation remains undisclosed, but it's recommended that users upgrading to a patched version of Cesanta mjs as soon as possible to mitigate the risk.

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