Boa has an uncaught exception when transitioning the state of `AsyncGenerator` objects
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-248.
Summary
Boa is an embeddable and experimental Javascript engine written in Rust. Starting in version 0.16 and prior to version 0.19.0, a wrong assumption made when handling ECMAScript's `AsyncGenerator` operations can cause an uncaught exception on certain scripts. Boa's implementation of `AsyncGenerator` makes the assumption that the state of an `AsyncGenerator` object cannot change while resolving a promise created by methods of `AsyncGenerator` such as `%AsyncGeneratorPrototype%.next`, `%AsyncGeneratorPrototype%.return`, or `%AsyncGeneratorPrototype%.throw`. However, a carefully constructed code could trigger a state transition from a getter method for the promise's `then` property, which causes the engine to fail an assertion of this assumption, causing an uncaught exception. This could be used to create a Denial Of Service attack in applications that run arbitrary ECMAScript code provided by an external user. Version 0.19.0 is patched to correctly handle this case. Users unable to upgrade to the patched version would want to use `std::panic::catch_unwind` to ensure any exceptions caused by the engine don't impact the availability of the main application.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boa-dev | boa | 0.16 to before 0.19.0 | 0.19.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | boa_engine (crates.io) | 0.16 to before 0.19.0 | 0.19.0 | Patch available | GHSA-f67q-wr6w-23jq |
- boa Vendorboa-dev Affected 0.16 to before 0.19.0 Fixed in 0.19.0 Patch available CNA
- boa_engine (crates.io) Vendor— Affected 0.16 to before 0.19.0 Fixed in 0.19.0 Patch available GHSA-f67q-wr6w-23jq
Remediation
- Fix · CNA boa (boa-dev) Fixed in 0.19.0
- Fix · GHSA-f67q-wr6w-23jq boa_engine (crates.io) Fixed in 0.19.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-43367
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f67q-wr6w-23jq
References
Other 5
- https://github.com/boa-dev/boa/security/advisories/GHSA-f67q-wr6w-23jq
- https://github.com/tc39/ecma262/security/advisories/GHSA-g38c-wh3c-5h9r
- https://github.com/boa-dev/boa/commit/69ea2f52ed976934bff588d6b566bae01be313f7
- https://github.com/boa-dev/boa
- https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2024-0444.html
Sources
- CVE-2024-43367 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-43367 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f67q-wr6w-23jq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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