quickjs-ng QuickJS qjs quickjs.c JS_GetRuntime stack-based overflow
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A vulnerability was found in quickjs-ng QuickJS up to 0.8.0. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function JS_GetRuntime of the file quickjs.c of the component qjs. The manipulation leads to stack-based buffer overflow. The attack can be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 0.9.0 is able to address this issue. The patch is named 99c02eb45170775a9a679c32b45dd4000ea67aff. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| quickjs-ng | QuickJS | 0.1; 0.2; 0.3; 0.4; 0.5; 0.6; 0.7; 0.8 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- QuickJS Vendorquickjs-ng Affected 0.1; 0.2; 0.3; 0.4; 0.5; 0.6; 0.7; 0.8 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:quickjs-ng:quickjs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 0.9.0 | Vulnerable | quickjs-ng |
- cpe:2.3:a:quickjs-ng:quickjs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.9.0 Vulnerable ·quickjs-ng
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-13903
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-phgv-62jq-9jj7
References
More quickjs-ng Quickjs vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-00603 quickjs-ng quickjs quickjs.c js_typed_array_constructor heap-based overflow CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2025-29366 quickjs-ng through 0.9.0 has an incorrect size calculation in JS_ReadBigInt for a BigInt… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
- TI-2025-29365 Resource allocation without limits in QuickJS CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2026-00873 quickjs-ng quickjs quickjs.c js_typed_array_constructor_ta heap-based overflow CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2026-00872 quickjs-ng quickjs Atomics Ops quickjs.c use after free CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2026-00604 quickjs-ng quickjs quickjs.c js_typed_array_sort heap-based overflow CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2024-13903 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-13903 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-phgv-62jq-9jj7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-13903 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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