Versions of the package cross-spawn 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.
CVE-2024-21538 - High Severity Vulnerability
cross-spawn-6.0.5.tgz
Cross platform child_process#spawn and child_process#spawnSync
Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/cross-spawn/-/cross-spawn-6.0.5.tgz
Path to dependency file: /package.json
Path to vulnerable library: /package.json
Dependency Hierarchy: - jest-26.6.3.tgz (Root Library) - core-26.6.3.tgz - jest-haste-map-26.6.2.tgz - sane-4.1.0.tgz - execa-1.0.0.tgz - :x: **cross-spawn-6.0.5.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)
cross-spawn-7.0.3.tgz
Cross platform child_process#spawn and child_process#spawnSync
Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/cross-spawn/-/cross-spawn-7.0.3.tgz
Path to dependency file: /build/package.json
Path to vulnerable library: /build/node_modules/cross-spawn/package.json,/package.json
Dependency Hierarchy: - node-sass-6.0.1.tgz (Root Library) - :x: **cross-spawn-7.0.3.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in base branch: master
Versions of the package cross-spawn 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.
Publish Date: 2024-11-08
URL: CVE-2024-21538
Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: High
For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.Type: Upgrade version
Origin: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-21538
Release Date: 2024-11-08
Fix Resolution: cross-spawn - 7.0.5
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