CVE-2024-21664 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2024-21664 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 09/01/2024 | CVE Updated: 01/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2024
Source: GitHub_M | Vendor: lestrrat-go | Product: jwx
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2024-21664 Description

jwx is a Go module implementing various JWx (JWA/JWE/JWK/JWS/JWT, otherwise known as JOSE) technologies. Calling `jws.Parse` with a JSON serialized payload where the `signature` field is present while `protected` is absent can lead to a nil pointer dereference. The vulnerability can be used to crash/DOS a system doing JWS verification. This vulnerability has been patched in versions 2.0.19 and 1.2.28.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: 4.3 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

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

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

Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-476
CWE Name: CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference
Source: lestrrat-go

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).