CVE-2024-4068 Security Details

CVE ID

CVE-2024-4068

CWE

CWE-1050

CWE-400

CVE Description

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.

Published

May 15, 2024

CVSS Score & Severity

7.5High

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Score

0.225%

Malware

malware

KEV Status

Not in KEV Catalog: No known exploits

Affected Ecosystems

affected

Source

National Vulnerability Database

References

https://github.com/micromatch/braces/issues/35PROJECT

https://github.com/micromatch/braces/pull/37PROJECT