CVE-2023-49553

CVSS 3.1 Score 7.5 of 10 (high)

Details

Published Jan 2, 2024
Updated: Jan 9, 2024

Summary

CVE-2023-49553 is a vulnerability affecting Cesanta mjs 2.20.0. An attacker can exploit this issue by triggering a denial of service condition through the mjs_destroy function located in the msj.c file. This function is responsible for freeing memory resources, but under certain circumstances, it can be manipulated to cause a resource exhaustion attack, leading to a denial of service situation. The vulnerability poses a significant risk to systems using this version of Cesanta mjs and requires immediate attention from system administrators to apply the necessary patches or upgrades.

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