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CVE-2018-3738

Published: Jun 7, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-770
NVD MITRE
5.5CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
1.0%
Top 43.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

protobufjs is vulnerable to ReDoS when parsing crafted invalid .proto files.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-770CWE-185

Affected Products

protobufjsprotobufjs project
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
protobufjsnpmOSS Libraries
protobufjs node moduleHackerOneOSS Libraries
protobufjs projectoss-projectOSS Librariesaka protobufjs, protobufjs-cli
npmpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
hackeronecommercialUSOSS Librariesaka hacker one

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

https://hackerone.com/reports/319576
hackerone.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3738
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-762f-c2wg-m8c8
github.com
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Timeline

Published
Jun 7, 2018
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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