CVE-2021-46538
Cesanta MJS v2.20.0 was discovered to contain a SEGV vulnerability via gc_compact_strings at src...
Cesanta MJS v2.20.0 was discovered to contain a SEGV vulnerability via gc_compact_strings at src/mjs_gc.c. This vulnerability can lead to a Denial of Service (DoS).
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cesanta MJS v2.20.0 was discovered to contain a SEGV vulnerability via gc_compact_strings at src/mjs_gc.c. This vulnerability can lead to a Denial of Service (DoS).
- Record
CVE-2021-46538- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cesanta MJS v2.20.0 was discovered to contain a SEGV vulnerability via gc_compact_strings at src/mjs_gc.c. This vulnerability can lead to a Denial of Service (DoS).
- Record
CVE-2021-46538- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-33214 No score
Cesanta MJS v2.20.0 was discovered to contain a SEGV vulnerability via gc_compact_strings at src/mjs_gc.c. This vulnerability can lead to a Denial of Service (DoS).
- Record
EUVD-2021-33214- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2rqf-4qh6-w5pg No score
Cesanta MJS v2.20.0 was discovered to contain a SEGV vulnerability via gc_compact_strings at src...
Cesanta MJS v2.20.0 was discovered to contain a SEGV vulnerability via gc_compact_strings at src/mjs_gc.c. This vulnerability can lead to a Denial of Service (DoS).
- Record
GHSA-2rqf-4qh6-w5pg- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Cesanta MJS v2.20.0 was discovered to contain a SEGV vulnerability via gc_compact_strings at src/mjs_gc.c. This vulnerability can lead to a Denial of Service (DoS).
- Record
CVE-2021-46538- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
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-2021-46538 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Cesanta Mjs, published January 27, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.61%, the 49th percentile. No source names a fixed version.