microlight 0.0.7 Color Value microlight.js null pointer dereference
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in microlight 0.0.7. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file microlight.js of the component Color Value Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to null pointer dereference. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-45525. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.
Details
A vulnerability has been found in microlight 0.0.7 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the file microlight.js of the component Color Value Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:
A null pointer dereference vulnerability was discovered in microlight.js (version 0.0.7), a lightweight syntax highlighting library. When processing elements with non-standard CSS color values, the library fails to validate the result of a regular expression match before accessing its properties, leading to an uncaught TypeError and potential application crash.
The advisory is shared for download at gist.github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-45525 since 04/22/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.1VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.0
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Exploiting
Class: Null pointer dereferenceCWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
04/22/2025 CVE reserved06/18/2025 Advisory disclosed
06/18/2025 VulDB entry created
06/20/2025 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Advisory: gist.github.comStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2025-45525 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-45525
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-312808
Entry
Created: 06/18/2025 07:58Updated: 06/20/2025 14:47
Changes: 06/18/2025 07:58 (53), 06/20/2025 14:47 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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