CVE-2022-24839

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in org.cyberneko.html (nokogiri fork)

Description

org.cyberneko.html is an html parser written in Java. The fork of `org.cyberneko.html` used by Nokogiri (Rubygem) raises a `java.lang.OutOfMemoryError` exception when parsing ill-formed HTML markup. Users are advised to upgrade to `>= 1.9.22.noko2`. Note: The upstream library `org.cyberneko.html` is no longer maintained. Nokogiri uses its own fork of this library located at https://github.com/sparklemotion/nekohtml and this CVE applies only to that fork. Other forks of nekohtml may have a similar vulnerability.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.29%
Vendor Advisory github.com
Affected: sparklemotion nekohtml
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/sparklemotion/nekohtml/security/advisories/GHSA-9849-p7jc-9rmv vendor advisory
https://github.com/sparklemotion/nekohtml/commit/a800fce3b079def130ed42a408ff1d09f89e773d patch
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-24839?
CVE-2022-24839 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-24839?
To fix CVE-2022-24839, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2022-24839 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-24839 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2022-24839?
CVE-2022-24839 affects sparklemotion nekohtml.
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