What is CVE-2024-21523?

CVE-2024-21523 is a high-severity vulnerability in Images, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-07-10.

How severe is CVE-2024-21523?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-21523 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Resource exhaustion in Images

CVE-2024-21523

All versions of the package images are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) due to providing unexpected input types to several different functions. This makes it possible to reach an assert macro, leading to a process crash. **Note:** By…

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.006 (44.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

N/a Images — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-21523?: CVE-2024-21523 is a high-severity vulnerability in Images, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-07-10.
How severe is CVE-2024-21523?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-21523 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.