Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This CVE reports a memory corruption bug in JerryScript 2.2.0, a JavaScript engine. The public bundle does not provide severity, CVSS, affected downstream products, or a confirmed fix. Business urgency depends on whether JerryScript 2.2.0 is embedded in products that process untrusted JavaScript.
Executive priority
Treat as an investigation item until exposure is confirmed. Escalate if JerryScript 2.2.0 is used in customer-facing, device, or service paths that accept untrusted JavaScript.
Technical view
The record describes a heap-buffer-overflow at jmem-poolman.c:165 in jmem_pools_collect_empty in JerryScript 2.2.0. No CWE, CVSS vector, affected CPEs, patch version, or exploitability details are provided in the supplied sources.
Likely exposure
Likely exposure is limited to software, firmware, or test environments embedding JerryScript 2.2.0. The source bundle does not identify affected vendors, packaged products, or downstream deployments.
Exploitation context
The CVE is not listed as KEV in the provided bundle. The supplied sources do not state active exploitation, public weaponization, or practical attack preconditions.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse: the record names a heap overflow location and one GitHub issue, but omits CVSS, CWE, exploitability, affected CPEs, and fixed-version data. Avoid assuming downstream impact without inventory confirmation.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory applications and firmware for embedded JerryScript 2.2.0.
- Check the JerryScript issue and project guidance for fixed versions.
- Prioritize updates where untrusted JavaScript reaches JerryScript.
- If update status is unclear, reduce or isolate untrusted script processing.
- Track vendor advisories for downstream products using JerryScript.
Validation and detection
- Review SBOMs, build files, and bundled source for JerryScript 2.2.0.
- Confirm whether jmem-poolman.c contains the referenced affected function.
- Check vendor or project release notes for remediation guidance.
- Run memory-safety regression tests in affected embedded deployments.
- Document whether deployed products process untrusted JavaScript.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/jerryscript-project/jerryscript/issues/3749CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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