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Assertion failure in JavascriptArray.cpp

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#6,770 opened on Dec 24, 2021

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the following poc cause a assertion failure in "debug" build on ubuntu.

function opt(){
	const v2 = [-1000000000.0];
	v2.length = 4294967295;
	const v3 = v2.copyWithin();
	return v3;
}


for(let i=0;i<0x200;i++){
	opt(false);
}

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Analyze the copyWithin implementation in JavascriptArray.cpp to understand the assertion failure when length is set to 4294967295.
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javascriptcpp
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C++JavaScript engine internals
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