The NPM package `braces`, versions prior to 3.0.3, fails to limit the number of characters it can handle, which could lead to Memory Exhaustion. In `lib/parse.js,` if a malicious user sends "imbalanced braces" as input, the parsing will enter a loop, which will cause the program to start allocating heap memory without freeing it at any moment of the loop. Eventually, the JavaScript heap limit is reached, and the program will crash.
Solution:
The product has a loop body or loop condition that contains a control element that directly or indirectly consumes platform resources, e.g. messaging, sessions, locks, or file descriptors.
The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/micromatch/braces/issues/35 | issue tracking |
| https://devhub.checkmarx.com/cve-details/CVE-2024-4068/ | third party advisory |
| https://github.com/micromatch/braces/pull/37 | patch issue tracking exploit |
| https://github.com/micromatch/braces/pull/40 | patch issue tracking |
| https://github.com/micromatch/braces/commit/415d660c3002d1ab7e63dbf490c9851da80596ff | patch |