CVE-2021-30504 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can cause a denial of service in JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA via unbounded resource allocation, requiring an upgrade to resolve.

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-2021-30504?

CVE-2021-30504 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Jetbrains Intellij Idea, published on 11 May 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2021.1, DoS was possible because of unbounded resource allocation.

Weakness: CWE-400

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-30504?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Jetbrains Intellij Idea.

How do I fix CVE-2021-30504?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-30504 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-2021-30504 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-30504 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Jetbrains Intellij Idea vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-887c-6389-89qh.

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