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CVE

CVE-2017-1001002

math.js before 3.17.0 had an arbitrary code execution in the JavaScript engine. Creating a typed function with JavaScrip

math.js before 3.17.0 had an arbitrary code execution in the JavaScript engine. Creating a typed function with JavaScript code in the name could result arbitrary execution.

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 0.01044
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
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Affected Products & Versions

1
mathjs math.js<= 3.17.0
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Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
npm mathjs CRITICAL fixed in 3.17.0
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Scoring & Timeline

9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS v3.0 · 46fe6300-5254-4a98-9594-a9567bec8179
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD27 Nov 2017 · 02:29 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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References & Sources

2
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://github.com/josdejong/mathjs/blob/master/HISTORY.md#2017-11-18-version-3170
https://github.com/josdejong/mathjs/commit/8d2d48d81b3c233fb64eb2ec1d7a9e1cf6a55a90
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