CVE-2017-1001002 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

math.js before 3.17.0 had an arbitrary code execution in the JavaScript engine. Creating a typed function with JavaScript code in the name could result arbitrary execution.

Published: 2017-11-27

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 1.0% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

math.js

math.js

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`3.17.0`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mathjs:math.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-0366	math.js before 3.17.0 had an arbitrary code execution in the JavaScript engine. Creating a typed function with JavaScript code in the name could result arbitrary execution.
Github GHSA	GHSA-vx5c-87qx-cv6c	Arbitrary Code Execution in mathjs

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01044.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/josdejong/mathjs/blob/master/HISTORY.md#2017-11-18-version-3170
https://github.com/josdejong/mathjs/commit/8d2d48d81b3c233fb64eb2ec1d7a9e1cf6a55a90

History

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Subscriptions

Mathjs Math.js

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: joshbressers

Published: 2017-11-27T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T16:59:06.220Z

Reserved: 2017-11-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-1001002

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-11-27T14:29:00.240

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-1001002

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-94

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