modern-async up to 1.0.3 forEachSeries/forEachLimit resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in modern-async up to 1.0.3. It has been rated as problematic. This affects the function forEachSeries/forEachLimit. This manipulation causes resource consumption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2021-41167. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in modern-async up to 1.0.3 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function forEachSeries/forEachLimit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. As an impact it is known to affect availability.

The weakness was presented 10/21/2021 as GHSA-3pcq-34w5-p4g2. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-41167 since 09/15/2021. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 1.0.4 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 0010d28de1b15d51db3976080e26357fa7144436 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: modern-async 1.0.4
Patch: 0010d28de1b15d51db3976080e26357fa7144436

Timelineinfo

09/15/2021 🔍
10/21/2021 +36 days 🔍
10/21/2021 +0 days 🔍
10/28/2021 +7 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: GHSA-3pcq-34w5-p4g2
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2021-41167 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-41167
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-185143

Entryinfo

Created: 10/21/2021 04:29
Updated: 10/28/2021 08:07
Changes: 10/21/2021 04:29 (51), 10/28/2021 07:54 (2), 10/28/2021 08:00 (7), 10/28/2021 08:07 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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