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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2021-46556

Cesanta MJS v2.20.0 was discovered to contain a SEGV vulnerability via mjs_bcode_insert_offset at src/mjs_bcode.c. This vulnerability can lead to a Denial of Service (DoS).

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31 Oct 2026, 12:03 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2021-46556

core-osv · Original source

Published 27 Jan 2022, 21:15 UTC

Cesanta MJS v2.20.0 was discovered to contain a SEGV vulnerability via mjs_bcode_insert_offset at src/mjs_bcode.c. This vulnerability can lead to a Denial of Service (DoS).

osv:CVE-2021-46556
Complete source record
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      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:55:10.895121066Z",
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      "references": [
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