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.

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)

EPSS: 0.005 (38.9th 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 @Eslint/plugin-kit — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-1333 — Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity
CWE-770 — Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

References

report@snyk.io
report@snyk.io

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.