CVE-2024-21538
Published: November 27, 2024Last modified: February 13, 2026
Description
Versions of the package cross-spawn before 6.0.6, from 7.0.0 and before 7.0.5 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 crafting a very large and well crafted string.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.5 |
| Attack Vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | NONE |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | Stream | npm | Fixed (10.9.1-r0) |
| Hardened Containers | Stream | npm | Fixed (10.9.1-r0) |
References
- https://github.com/moxystudio/node-cross-spawn/commit/5ff3a07d9add449021d806e45c4168203aa833ff
- https://github.com/moxystudio/node-cross-spawn/commit/640d391fde65388548601d95abedccc12943374f
- https://github.com/moxystudio/node-cross-spawn/pull/160
- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-8366349
- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-CROSSSPAWN-8303230