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National Vulnerability Database

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CVE-2024-21664 Detail

Current Description

jwx is a Go module implementing various JWx (JWA/JWE/JWK/JWS/JWT, otherwise known as JOSE) technologies. Calling `jws.Parse` with a JSON serialized payload where the `signature` field is present while `protected` is absent can lead to a nil pointer dereference. The vulnerability can be used to crash/DOS a system doing JWS verification. This vulnerability has been patched in versions 2.0.19 and 1.2.28.


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Hyperlink Resource
https://github.com/lestrrat-go/jwx/commit/0e8802ce6842625845d651456493e7c87625601f Patch 
https://github.com/lestrrat-go/jwx/commit/8c53d0ae52d5ab1e2b37c5abb67def9e7958fd65
https://github.com/lestrrat-go/jwx/commit/d69a721931a5c48b9850a42404f18e143704adcd Patch 
https://github.com/lestrrat-go/jwx/security/advisories/GHSA-pvcr-v8j8-j5q3 Exploit  Vendor Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference GitHub, Inc.  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2024-21664
NVD Published Date:
01/09/2024
NVD Last Modified:
02/05/2024
Source:
GitHub, Inc.