CVE-2021-46170
An issue was discovered in JerryScript commit a6ab5e9. There is an Use-After-Free in...
An issue was discovered in JerryScript commit a6ab5e9. There is an Use-After-Free in lexer_compare_identifier_to_string in js-lexer.c file.
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
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in JerryScript commit a6ab5e9. There is an Use-After-Free in lexer_compare_identifier_to_string in js-lexer.c file.
- Record
CVE-2021-46170- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in JerryScript commit a6ab5e9. There is an Use-After-Free in lexer_compare_identifier_to_string in js-lexer.c file.
- Record
CVE-2021-46170- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-32870 No score
An issue was discovered in JerryScript commit a6ab5e9. There is an Use-After-Free in lexer_compare_identifier_to_string in js-lexer.c file.
- Record
EUVD-2021-32870- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q7gg-h9mq-mvc3 No score
An issue was discovered in JerryScript commit a6ab5e9. There is an Use-After-Free in...
An issue was discovered in JerryScript commit a6ab5e9. There is an Use-After-Free in lexer_compare_identifier_to_string in js-lexer.c file.
- Record
GHSA-q7gg-h9mq-mvc3- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
An issue was discovered in JerryScript commit a6ab5e9. There is an Use-After-Free in lexer_compare_identifier_to_string in js-lexer.c file.
- Record
CVE-2021-46170- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2021-46170
An issue was discovered in JerryScript commit a6ab5e9. There is an Use-After-Free in lexer_compare_identifier_to_string in js-lexer.c file.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2021-46170- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-46170 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Jerryscript, published January 14, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.20%, the 68th percentile. No source names a fixed version.