CVE-2024-21526: DoS (CVSS 7.5)

Description

All versions of the package speaker are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) when providing unexpected input types to the channels property of the Speaker object makes it possible to reach an assert macro. Exploiting this vulnerability can lead to a process crash.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

7.5

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

CWE-241 CWE-241

References

Other References

https://github.com/TooTallNate/node-speaker/blob/316afff5a393fce438cf7296011fcfc6e12aa9dc/src/binding.c%23L48 https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-SPEAKER-6370676 https://github.com/TooTallNate/node-speaker/blob/316afff5a393fce438cf7296011fcfc6e12aa9dc/src/binding.c%23L48 https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-SPEAKER-6370676

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-21526? +

All versions of the package speaker are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) when providing unexpected input types to the channels property of the Speaker object makes it possible to reach an assert macro. Exploiting this vulnerability can lead to a process crash. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2024-21526? +

CVE-2024-21526 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5 out of 10, rated HIGH. This is a high-severity vulnerability that should be prioritized for patching.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2024-21526? +

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