Vulnerability in Peteroupc Cbor
CVE-2024-21909
PeterO.Cbor versions 4.0.0 through 4.5.0 are vulnerable to a denial of service vulnerability. An attacker may trigger the denial of service condition by providing crafted data to the DecodeFromBytes or other decoding mechanisms in PeterO.Cbor. Depending on the usage of the library, an unauthenticated and remote attacker may be able to cause the denial of service condition.
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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: 0.011 (63.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 63.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/peteroupc/CBOR/security/advisories/GHSA-6r92-cgxc-r5fg (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/peteroupc/CBOR/commit/b4117dbbb4cd5a4a963f9d0c9aa132f033e15b95 (Patch, patch)
- github.com/peteroupc/CBOR/compare/v4.5...v4.5.1 (related, Release Notes)
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-6r92-cgxc-r5fg (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- vulncheck.com/advisories/vc-advisory-GHSA-6r92-cgxc-r5fg (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-21909?
- CVE-2024-21909 is a high-severity vulnerability in Peteroupc Cbor, classified under Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-01-03.
- How severe is CVE-2024-21909?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-21909 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.