Which versions of Quickjs are affected by CVE-2024-13903?

Organizations using quickjs-ng QuickJS should be aware of moderate risk from CVE-2024-13903, a buffer overflow vulnerability rated CVSS 5.3.. A patch is available.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2024-13903?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2024-13903. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.6%.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2024-13903?

Within 30 days: Identify affected systems running quickjs-ng QuickJS and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Vendor patch is available.

Quickjs CVE-2024-13903

Q: What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-13903?

CVE-2024-13903 has a CVSS 4.0 base score of 5.3 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.6%.

MEDIUM

Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)

2025-03-21 cna@vuldb.com

Buffer Overflow Quickjs

5.3

CVSS 4.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.3 MEDIUM

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Scope

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 18:32 vuln.today

Patch released

Mar 28, 2026 - 18:32 nvd

Patch available

PoC Detected

Mar 24, 2025 - 14:36 vuln.today

Public exploit code

CVE Published

Mar 21, 2025 - 07:15 nvd

MEDIUM 5.3

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

AnalysisAI

A vulnerability was found in quickjs-ng QuickJS up to 0.8.0. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. 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. Affected products include: Quickjs-Ng Quickjs. Version information: up to 0.8.0..

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.

CVE-2024-13903 vulnerability details – vuln.today

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