Resource exhaustion in @Eslint/plugin-Kit

CVE-2024-21539

Versions of the package @eslint/plugin-kit before 0.2.3 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) due to improper input sanitization. An attacker can increase the CPU usage and crash the program by exploiting this vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: ReDoS (Regular Expression Denial of Service)

Published · last modified .

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (41.0th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 41st percentile — 41.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-21539: held from 0.005 to 0.005.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • @Eslint/plugin-Kit — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-21539?
CVE-2024-21539 is a high-severity vulnerability in @Eslint/plugin-Kit, classified under Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-11-19.
How severe is CVE-2024-21539?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.