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CVE-2024-21538 Detail

Description

Versions of the package cross-spawn before 7.0.5 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) due to improper input sanitization. An attacker can increase the CPU usage and crash the program by crafting a very large and well crafted string.


Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

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Hyperlink Resource
https://github.com/moxystudio/node-cross-spawn/commit/5ff3a07d9add449021d806e45c4168203aa833ff
https://github.com/moxystudio/node-cross-spawn/commit/640d391fde65388548601d95abedccc12943374f
https://github.com/moxystudio/node-cross-spawn/pull/160
https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-8366349
https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-CROSSSPAWN-8303230

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-1333 Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity Snyk  

Change History

2 change records found show changes

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2024-21538
NVD Published Date:
11/08/2024
NVD Last Modified:
11/19/2024
Source:
Snyk