CVE-2025-66453 describes a Denial of Service vulnerability in Rhino, an open-source JavaScript engine implemented in Java. Specifically, versions prior to 1.8.1, 1.7.15.1, and 1.7.14.1 are susceptible when an attacker-controlled floating-point number is passed to the toFixed() function, leading to high CPU consumption. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity that can cause a partial availability impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.7.14.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:rhino:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.7.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:rhino:1.7.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:rhino:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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