CVE-2021-39157 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2021-39157 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 24/08/2021 | CVE Updated: 04/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2021
Source: GitHub_M | Vendor: sonicdoe | Product: detect-character-encoding
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2021-39157 Description

detect-character-encoding is an open source character encoding inspection library. In detect-character-encoding v0.6.0 and earlier, data matching no charset causes the Node.js process to crash. The problem has been patched in [detect-character-encoding v0.7.0](https://github.com/sonicdoe/detect-character-encoding/releases/tag/v0.7.0). No workaround are available and all users should update to resolve this issue.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: 7.5 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

l➤ Exploitability Metrics:
    Attack Vector (AV)* NETWORK
    Attack Complexity (AC)* LOW
    Privileges Required (PR)* NONE
    User Interaction (UI)* NONE
    Scope (S)* UNCHANGED

l➤ Impact Metrics:
    Confidentiality Impact (C)* NONE
    Integrity Impact (I)* NONE
    Availability Impact (A)* HIGH

Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-755
CWE Name: CWE-755: Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions
Source: sonicdoe

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).