First published: Thu Oct 06 2022(Updated: )
It was possible to trigger an infinite recursion condition in the error handler when Hermes executed specific maliciously formed JavaScript. This condition was only possible to trigger in dev-mode (when asserts were enabled). This issue affects Hermes versions prior to v0.12.0.
Credit: cve-assign@fb.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Facebook Hermes | <0.12.0 |
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CVE-2022-27810 is a vulnerability in Hermes, a JavaScript engine developed by Facebook, which allows for an infinite recursion condition in the error handler.
CVE-2022-27810 has a severity rating of 7.5, which is considered high.
Versions of Hermes prior to v0.12.0 are affected by CVE-2022-27810.
CVE-2022-27810 can be triggered by executing specific maliciously formed JavaScript in dev-mode (when asserts were enabled).
To mitigate the vulnerability in Hermes, it is recommended to update to version v0.12.0 or higher.