CVE-2021-23354 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The package printf before 0.6.1 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the regex string /\%(?:\(([\w_.]+)\)|([1-9]\d*)\$)?([0 +\-\]*)(\*|\d+)?(\.)?(\*|\d+)?[hlL]?([\%bscdeEfFgGioOuxX])/g in lib/printf.js. The vulnerable regular expression has cubic worst-case time complexity.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00399.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Adaltas	Printf

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:adaltas:printf:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-0725	The package printf before 0.6.1 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the regex string /\%(?:\(([\w_.]+)\)\|([1-9]\d)\$)?([0 +\-\])(\\|\d+)?(\.)?(\\|\d+)?[hlL]?([\%bscdeEfFgGioOuxX])/g in lib/printf.js. The vulnerable regular expression has cubic worst-case time complexity.
Github GHSA	GHSA-xfhp-gmh8-r8v2	printf vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS)

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/adaltas/node-printf/issues/31
https://github.com/adaltas/node-printf/pull/32
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-PRINTF-1072096

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: snyk

Published: 2021-03-12T15:10:16.014140Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T03:32:43.212Z

Reserved: 2021-01-08T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2021-23354

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-03-12T15:15:14.207

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:51:33.733

Link: CVE-2021-23354

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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