High severity · published Oct 16, 2025
CVE-2025-62496
Integer overflow in js_bigint_from_string in QuickJS
8.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability exists in the QuickJS engine's BigInt string parsing logic (js_bigint_from_string) when attempting to create a BigInt from a string with an excessively large number of digits.
The function calculates the necessary number of bits (n_bits) required to store the BigInt using the formula:
$$\text{n\_bits} = (\text{n\_digits} \times 27 + 7) / 8 \quad (\text{for radix 10})$$
* For large input strings (e.g., $79,536,432$ digits or more for base 10), the intermediate calculation $(\text{n\_digits} \times 27 + 7)$ exceeds the maximum value of a standard signed 32-bit integer, resulting in an Integer Overflow.
* The resulting n_bits value becomes unexpectedly small or even negative due to this wrap-around.
* This flawed n_bits is then used to compute n_limbs, the number of memory "limbs" needed for the BigInt object. Since n_bits is too small, the calculated n_limbs is also significantly underestimated.
* The function proceeds to allocate a JSBigInt object using this underestimated n_limbs.
* When the function later attempts to write the actual BigInt data into the allocated object, the small buffer size is quickly exceeded, leading to a Heap Out-of-Bounds Write as data is written past the end of the allocated r->tab array.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 41% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
QU
QuickJS · QuickJS
2025-04-26 before 2025-09-13 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-62496
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-62496
Release Notes
https://bellard.org/quickjs/Changelog
Exploit
https://issuetracker.google.com/434193016
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