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.

EPSS: 0.011 (61.1th 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.