Arbitrary Code Execution in mathjs - mathjs

Description

math.js before 3.17.0 had an arbitrary code execution in the JavaScript engine. Creating a typed function with JavaScript code in the name could result arbitrary execution.

Recommendation

Update the mathjs package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:

• Affected version(s): < 3.17.0
• Patched version(s): 3.17.0

References

• GHSA-vx5c-87qx-cv6c
• www.npmjs.com
• CVE-2017-1001002
• CWE-94
• CAPEC-310
• OWASP 2021-A3
• OWASP 2021-A6

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• Arbitrary Code Execution in mathjs - CVE-2017-1001003
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• Arbitrary code execution in protobufjs - CVE-2026-41242
• Arbitrary code execution in djv - CVE-2020-28464

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