Resource exhaustion in Medikoo Es5-Ext

CVE-2024-27088

es5-ext contains ECMAScript 5 extensions. Passing functions with very long names or complex default argument names into `function#copy` or `function#toStringTokens` may cause the script to stall. The vulnerability is patched in v0.10.63.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

Published · last modified .

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (42.9th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 42.9% 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-2024-27088: held from 0.005 to 0.005.

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

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-27088?
CVE-2024-27088 is a vulnerability in Medikoo Es5-Ext, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. Published 2024-02-26.
Is CVE-2024-27088 known to be exploited?
5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.