CVE-2024-21490: High severity angular vulnerability

Published Feb 10, 2024
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Updated

This affects versions of the package angular from 1.3.0. A regular expression used to split the value of the ng-srcset directive is vulnerable to super-linear runtime due to backtracking. With a large carefully-crafted input, this can result in catastrophic backtracking and cause a denial of service.

Note:

This package is EOL and will not receive any updates to address this issue. Users should migrate to @angular/core.

Other sources

This affects versions of the package angular from 1.3.0. A regular expression used to split the value of the ng-srcset directive is vulnerable to super-linear runtime due to backtracking. With large carefully-crafted input, this can result in catastrophic backtracking and cause a denial of service. Note: This package is EOL and will not receive any updates to address this issue. Users should migrate to @angular/core.

MITRE

Affected Software

5 affected components
maven/org.webjars.bower:angular>=1.3.0<=1.8.3
maven/org.webjars.npm:angular>=1.3.0<=1.8.3
npm/angular>=1.3.0<=1.8.3
angularjs Angular.js>=1.3.0
angular Angular Node.js>=1.3.0

Event History

Feb 10, 2024
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:00 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·05:15 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Advisory Published
via GitHub·06:30 AM
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2024-21490?

CVE-2024-21490 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability due to potential catastrophic backtracking in regular expressions.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-21490?

To fix CVE-2024-21490, upgrade the Angular package to a version higher than 1.8.3.

3

What versions are affected by CVE-2024-21490?

CVE-2024-21490 affects Angular versions from 1.3.0 to 1.8.3.

4

What is the impact of CVE-2024-21490?

The impact of CVE-2024-21490 is a potential denial of service due to performance degradation from super-linear runtime.

5

Which Angular packages are affected by CVE-2024-21490?

CVE-2024-21490 affects angular packages from org.webjars.bower, org.webjars.npm, and npm for Angular.

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