CVE-2024-28176

jose vulnerable to resource exhaustion via specifically crafted JWE with compressed plaintext

Description

jose is JavaScript module for JSON Object Signing and Encryption, providing support for JSON Web Tokens (JWT), JSON Web Signature (JWS), JSON Web Encryption (JWE), JSON Web Key (JWK), JSON Web Key Set (JWKS), and more. A vulnerability has been identified in the JSON Web Encryption (JWE) decryption interfaces, specifically related to the support for decompressing plaintext after its decryption. Under certain conditions it is possible to have the user's environment consume unreasonable amount of CPU time or memory during JWE Decryption operations. This issue has been patched in versions 2.0.7 and 4.15.5.

Category

4.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.25%
Affected: panva jose
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/panva/jose/security/advisories/GHSA-hhhv-q57g-882q
https://github.com/panva/jose/commit/02a65794f7873cdaf12e81e80ad076fcdc4a9314
https://github.com/panva/jose/commit/1b91d88d2f8233f3477a5f4579aa5f8057b2ee8b
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XJDO5VSIAOGT2WP63AXAAWNRSVJCNCRH/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KXKGNCRU7OTM5AHC7YIYBNOWI742PRMY/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/I6MMWFBOXJA6ZCXNVPDFJ4XMK5PVG5RG/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UJO2U5ACZVACNQXJ5EBRFLFW6DP5BROY/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UG5FSEYJ3GP27FZXC5YAAMMEC5XWKJHG/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-28176?
CVE-2024-28176 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-28176?
To fix CVE-2024-28176, 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-2024-28176 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-28176 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-2024-28176?
CVE-2024-28176 affects panva jose.
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