# CVE-2017-1001002: math.js before 3.17.0 had an arbitrary code execution in the JavaScript engine.

- Also known as: GHSA-VX5C-87QX-CV6C
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.17.0
- Published: 2017-11-27 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- math.js: 3.17.0
- mathjs (npm): fixed in 3.17.0

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on math.js, mathjs, upgrade to a fixed version (3.17.0) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/josdejong/mathjs/blob/master/HISTORY.md#2017-11-18-version-3170
- https://github.com/josdejong/mathjs/commit/8d2d48d81b3c233fb64eb2ec1d7a9e1cf6a55a90

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