CVE-2025-69653
MEDIUMDescription
A crafted JavaScript input can trigger an internal assertion failure in QuickJS release 2025-09-13, fixed in commit 1dbba8a88eaa40d15a8a9b70bb1a0b8fb5b552e6 (2025-12-11), in file gc_decref_child in quickjs.c, when executed with the qjs interpreter using the -m option. This leads to an abort (SIGABRT) during garbage collection and causes a denial-of-service.
How to fix
Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 12% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-617 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2020-8617 | High | 7.5 | 93% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2020-36222 | High | 7.5 | 78% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2006-5779 | High | 7.5 | 75% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2021-27212 | High | 7.5 | 64% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2018-5740 | High | 7.5 | 59% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2023-28425 | Medium | 5.5 | 55% | - | Fix |
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