CVE-2024-21538

Description

Versions of the package cross-spawn before 6.0.6, from 7.0.0 and 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.

References

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-21538?: CVE-2024-21538 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-21538?: To fix CVE-2024-21538, 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-2024-21538 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-21538 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-2024-21538?: CVE-2024-21538 affects n/a cross-spawn, n/a org.webjars.npm:cross-spawn.

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Description

Category

CWE-1333 – Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity

References

Frequently Asked Questions