CVE-2024-21490

Public Exploit

Description

This affects versions of the package angular from 1.3.0. A regular expression used to split the value of the ng-srcset directive is vulnerable to super-linear runtime due to backtracking. With large carefully-crafted input, this can result in catastrophic backtracking and cause a denial of service. **Note:** This package is EOL and will not receive any updates to address this issue. Users should migrate to [@angular/core](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@angular/core).

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.64%
Third-Party Advisory snyk.io Third-Party Advisory snyk.io Third-Party Advisory snyk.io Third-Party Advisory stackblitz.com Third-Party Advisory herodevs.com
Affected: n/a angular
Affected: n/a org.webjars.bower:angular
Affected: n/a org.webjars.npm:angular
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-ANGULAR-6091113 third party advisory
https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWER-6241746 third party advisory
https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-6241747 third party advisory
https://stackblitz.com/edit/angularjs-vulnerability-ng-srcset-redos third party advisory exploit
https://support.herodevs.com/hc/en-us/articles/25715686953485-CVE-2024-21490-AngularJS-Regular-Expression-Denial-of-Service-ReDoS third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-21490?
CVE-2024-21490 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-21490?
To fix CVE-2024-21490, 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-2024-21490 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2024-21490 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-21490?
CVE-2024-21490 affects n/a angular, n/a org.webjars.bower:angular, n/a org.webjars.npm:angular.
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