Quickjs
CVE-2025-69654
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Resource consumption limits
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Impact The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS 7.5 (HIGH). Attack vector: Network. Complexity: Low. Privileges required: None. User interaction: None. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker could exploit this flaw, a denial of service. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Mar 12, 2026
A crafted JavaScript input executed with the QuickJS release 2025-09-13, fixed in commit fcd33c1afa7b3028531f53cd1190a3877454f6b3 (2025-12-11),qjs interpreter using the -m option and a low memory limit can cause an out-of-memory condition followed by an assertion failure in JS_FreeRuntime (list_empty(&rt->gc_obj_list)) during runtime cleanup. [CVSS 7.5 HIGH]
RemediationAI
Monitor vendor advisories for a patch. Restrict network access to the affected service where possible.
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Classified as CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption). A crafted JavaScript input executed with the QuickJS release 2025-09-13, fixed in commit fcd33c1afa7b3028531f53cd1190a3877454f6b3 (2025-12-11),qjs interpreter using the -m option and a low memory limit can cause an out-of-memory condition followed by an assertion failure in JS_FreeRuntime (list_empty(&rt->gc_obj_list)) during runtime cleanup. Although the engine reports an OOM error, it subsequently aborts with SIGABRT because the GC object list is not fully released. This results in a denia
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionCVE.org
A crafted JavaScript input executed with the QuickJS release 2025-09-13, fixed in commit fcd33c1afa7b3028531f53cd1190a3877454f6b3 (2025-12-11),qjs interpreter using the -m option and a low memory limit can cause an out-of-memory condition followed by an assertion failure in JS_FreeRuntime (list_empty(&rt->gc_obj_list)) during runtime cleanup. Although the engine reports an OOM error, it subsequently aborts with SIGABRT because the GC object list is not fully released. This results in a denial of service.
Executive ViewAI
CVE-2025-69654 affects organizations using QuickJS interpreter with memory-constrained deployments, potentially enabling denial-of-service attacks through crafted JavaScript inputs. This vulnerability is particularly relevant if your organization runs QuickJS in embedded systems, containerized environments, or resource-limited infrastructure where attackers can trigger runtime crashes.
Implement input validation to reject or sanitize untrusted JavaScript payloads before passing to QuickJS; disable the -m memory-limit flag if not operationally required; use OS-level resource limits (cgroups, ulimits) to constrain QuickJS processes and prevent cascading failures; deploy rate limiting on APIs accepting JavaScript input; segment QuickJS services from critical infrastructure; enable comprehensive logging and alerting on process terminations and runtime errors. Monitor vendor repositories for patch availability and apply immediately upon release.
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Attack Technique
Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.
Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org
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