5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-27088
Apache es5-ext Complex Argument Names Vulnerability
Description

es5-ext contains ECMAScript 5 extensions. Passing functions with very long names or complex default argument names into `function#copy` or `function#toStringTokens` may cause the script to stall. The vulnerability is patched in v0.10.63.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 26, 2024, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 5, 2025, 4:18 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2024-27088 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-27088 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Medikoo es5-ext

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redos

Updated: 5 months, 2 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Aug. 21, 2024, 5:21 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

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security cve exploit poc vulnerability

Updated: 1 week, 4 days ago
6671 stars 1146 fork 1146 watcher
Born at : Dec. 8, 2019, 1:03 p.m. This repo has been linked 931 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-27088 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-27088 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 05, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CWE NIST CWE-1333
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:medikoo:es5-ext:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* versions from (including) 0.10.0 up to (excluding) 0.10.63
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/medikoo/es5-ext/commit/3551cdd7b2db08b1632841f819d008757d28e8e2 No Types Assigned https://github.com/medikoo/es5-ext/commit/3551cdd7b2db08b1632841f819d008757d28e8e2 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/medikoo/es5-ext/commit/3551cdd7b2db08b1632841f819d008757d28e8e2 No Types Assigned https://github.com/medikoo/es5-ext/commit/3551cdd7b2db08b1632841f819d008757d28e8e2 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/medikoo/es5-ext/commit/a52e95736690ad1d465ebcd9791d54570e294602 No Types Assigned https://github.com/medikoo/es5-ext/commit/a52e95736690ad1d465ebcd9791d54570e294602 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/medikoo/es5-ext/commit/a52e95736690ad1d465ebcd9791d54570e294602 No Types Assigned https://github.com/medikoo/es5-ext/commit/a52e95736690ad1d465ebcd9791d54570e294602 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/medikoo/es5-ext/issues/201 No Types Assigned https://github.com/medikoo/es5-ext/issues/201 Exploit, Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/medikoo/es5-ext/issues/201 No Types Assigned https://github.com/medikoo/es5-ext/issues/201 Exploit, Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/medikoo/es5-ext/security/advisories/GHSA-4gmj-3p3h-gm8h No Types Assigned https://github.com/medikoo/es5-ext/security/advisories/GHSA-4gmj-3p3h-gm8h Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/medikoo/es5-ext/security/advisories/GHSA-4gmj-3p3h-gm8h No Types Assigned https://github.com/medikoo/es5-ext/security/advisories/GHSA-4gmj-3p3h-gm8h Patch, Vendor Advisory
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/medikoo/es5-ext/commit/3551cdd7b2db08b1632841f819d008757d28e8e2
    Added Reference https://github.com/medikoo/es5-ext/commit/a52e95736690ad1d465ebcd9791d54570e294602
    Added Reference https://github.com/medikoo/es5-ext/issues/201
    Added Reference https://github.com/medikoo/es5-ext/security/advisories/GHSA-4gmj-3p3h-gm8h
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Feb. 26, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description es5-ext contains ECMAScript 5 extensions. Passing functions with very long names or complex default argument names into `function#copy` or `function#toStringTokens` may cause the script to stall. The vulnerability is patched in v0.10.63.
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/medikoo/es5-ext/security/advisories/GHSA-4gmj-3p3h-gm8h [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/medikoo/es5-ext/issues/201 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/medikoo/es5-ext/commit/3551cdd7b2db08b1632841f819d008757d28e8e2 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/medikoo/es5-ext/commit/a52e95736690ad1d465ebcd9791d54570e294602 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE GitHub, Inc. CWE-400
    Added CWE GitHub, Inc. CWE-1333
    Added CVSS V3.1 GitHub, Inc. AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:N
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