Source: rhino Version: 1.7.15-1 Severity: important Tags: security upstream X-Debbugs-Cc: [email protected], Debian Security Team <[email protected]>
Hi, The following vulnerability was published for rhino. CVE-2025-66453[0]: | Rhino is an open-source implementation of JavaScript written | entirely in Java. Prior to 1.8.1, 1.7.15.1, and 1.7.14.1, when an | application passed an attacker controlled float poing number into | the toFixed() function, it might lead to high CPU consumption and a | potential Denial of Service. Small numbers go through this call | stack: NativeNumber.numTo > DToA.JS_dtostr > DToA.JS_dtoa > | DToA.pow5mult where pow5mult attempts to raise 5 to a ridiculous | power. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.8.1, 1.7.15.1, and 1.7.14.1. If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry. For further information see: [0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-66453 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-66453 [1] https://github.com/mozilla/rhino/security/advisories/GHSA-3w8q-xq97-5j7x Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed. Regards, Salvatore
