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: /node_modules/cross-spawn/package.json
Dependency Hierarchy: - cli-plugin-eslint-3.12.1.tgz (Root Library) - cli-shared-utils-3.12.1.tgz - execa-1.0.0.tgz - :x: **cross-spawn-6.0.5.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)
cross-spawn-5.1.0.tgz
Cross platform child_process#spawn and child_process#spawnSync
Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/cross-spawn/-/cross-spawn-5.1.0.tgz
Path to dependency file: /package.json
Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/cross-spawn/package.json
Dependency Hierarchy: - cli-plugin-eslint-3.12.1.tgz (Root Library) - eslint-4.19.1.tgz - :x: **cross-spawn-5.1.0.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: /package.json
Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/cross-spawn/package.json
Dependency Hierarchy: - cli-service-3.12.1.tgz (Root Library) - default-gateway-5.0.5.tgz - execa-3.4.0.tgz - :x: **cross-spawn-7.0.3.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: 2c24e85dea1906af7a927ff4ad7c08294be9a87c
Found in base branch: main
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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