Resource exhaustion in Color-String Project
CVE-2021-29060
A Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDOS) vulnerability was discovered in Color-String version 1.5.5 and below which occurs when the application is provided and checks a crafted invalid HWB string.
EPSS: 0.031 (86.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
Affected products
- Color-string_project Color-string
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Product, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-29060?
- CVE-2021-29060 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Color-String Project, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2021-06-21.
- How severe is CVE-2021-29060?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.