CVE-2020-8244 (Medium) detected in bl-1.2.2.tgz - autoclosed

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CVE-2020-8244 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - bl-1.2.2.tgz

Buffer List: collect buffers and access with a standard readable Buffer interface, streamable too!

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/bl/-/bl-1.2.2.tgz

Dependency Hierarchy: - bundlesize-0.18.0.tgz (Root Library) - brotli-size-0.1.0.tgz - iltorb-2.4.3.tgz - prebuild-install-5.3.0.tgz - tar-fs-1.16.3.tgz - tar-stream-1.6.2.tgz - :x: **bl-1.2.2.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 5a4a7def9ddff6354e22069c494feb0f30196e36

Found in base branch: dev/seed-tool

Vulnerability Details

A buffer over-read vulnerability exists in bl <4.0.3, <3.0.1, <2.2.1, and <1.2.3 which could allow an attacker to supply user input (even typed) that if it ends up in consume() argument and can become negative, the BufferList state can be corrupted, tricking it into exposing uninitialized memory via regular .slice() calls.

Publish Date: 2020-08-30

URL: CVE-2020-8244

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.5)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: Low - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: Low

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pp7h-53gx-mx7r

Release Date: 2020-08-30

Fix Resolution (bl): 1.2.3

Direct dependency fix Resolution (bundlesize): 0.18.1

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