CVE-2020-7755 Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS)
Attackers can cause denial of service in dat.gui by submitting crafted rgb and rgba values, affecting applications using this JavaScript library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-7755?
CVE-2020-7755 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in dat.gui, published on 27 Oct 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
All versions of package dat.gui are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via specifically crafted rgb and rgba values.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-7755?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including dat.gui. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
dat.gui npm | All versions to 0.7.7 | None |
dat.gui npm | All versions to 0.7.7 | None |
Products include Dat.gui Project Dat.gui.
How do I fix CVE-2020-7755?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-7755 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2020-7755 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-7755 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-chwr-hf3w-c984, SNYK-JS-DATGUI-1016275.