UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8857

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8857
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8857.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8857
Related
Published
2017-01-23T21:59:00Z
Modified
2024-10-15T14:05:49Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

The uglify-js package before 2.4.24 for Node.js does not properly account for non-boolean values when rewriting boolean expressions, which might allow attackers to bypass security mechanisms or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging improperly rewritten Javascript.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / uglifyjs

Package

Name
uglifyjs
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/uglifyjs?arch=src?distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.4.15-4
2.4.15-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium"
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / uglifyjs

Package

Name
uglifyjs
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/uglifyjs?arch=src?distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.8.29-3

Affected versions

2.*

2.8.29-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.8.29-3",
            "binary_name": "libjs-uglify"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.8.29-3",
            "binary_name": "node-uglify"
        }
    ]
}