Resource exhaustion in Bindata Project

CVE-2021-32823

In the bindata RubyGem before version 2.4.10 there is a potential denial-of-service vulnerability. In affected versions it is very slow for certain classes in BinData to be created. For example BinData::Bit100000, BinData::Bit100001, BinData::Bit100002, BinData::Bit<N>. In combination with <user_input>.constantize there is a potential for a CPU-based DoS. In version 2.4.10 bindata improved the creation time of Bits and Integers.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.019 (77.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-32823?
CVE-2021-32823 is a low-severity vulnerability in Bindata Project, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2021-06-24.
How severe is CVE-2021-32823?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-32823 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.