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CVE-2018-11418

An issue was discovered in JerryScript 1.0. There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the...

9.8 Critical

An issue was discovered in JerryScript 1.0. There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the lit_read_code_unit_from_utf8 function via a RegExp("[\u0020") payload, related to re_parse_char_class in parser/regexp/re-parser.c.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.53%Up 1.1 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

An issue was discovered in JerryScript 1.0. There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the lit_read_code_unit_from_utf8 function via a RegExp("[\u0020") payload, related to re_parse_char_class in parser/regexp/re-parser.c.

Record
CVE-2018-11418
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

An issue was discovered in JerryScript 1.0. There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the lit_read_code_unit_from_utf8 function via a RegExp("[\u0020") payload, related to re_parse_char_class in parser/regexp/re-parser.c.

Record
CVE-2018-11418
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-3449 No score

An issue was discovered in JerryScript 1.0. There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the lit_read_code_unit_from_utf8 function via a RegExp("[\u0020") payload, related to re_parse_char_class in parser/regexp/re-parser.c.

Record
EUVD-2018-3449
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f9fv-pv8g-g96g 9.8

An issue was discovered in JerryScript 1.0. There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the...

An issue was discovered in JerryScript 1.0. There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the lit_read_code_unit_from_utf8 function via a RegExp("[\u0020") payload, related to re_parse_char_class in parser/regexp/re-parser.c.

Record
GHSA-f9fv-pv8g-g96g
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 9.8

An issue was discovered in JerryScript 1.0. There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the lit_read_code_unit_from_utf8 function via a RegExp("[\u0020") payload, related to re_parse_char_class in parser/regexp/re-parser.c.

Record
CVE-2018-11418
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-11418 9.8

An issue was discovered in JerryScript 1.0. There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the lit_read_code_unit_from_utf8 function via a RegExp("[\u0020") payload, related to re_parse_char_class in parser/regexp/re-parser.c.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-11418
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
iotjs
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
1.0-1
None known
iotjs
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
1.0+715-1ubuntu2
None known

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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In short

CVE-2018-11418 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Jerryscript, published May 24, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.53%, the 74th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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