CVE-2022-25324 Denial of Service (DoS)
A type-check exception in the bignum library causes V8 to crash, leading to denial of service in Node.js applications.
- 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-2022-25324?
CVE-2022-25324 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in bignum, published on 6 May 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
All versions of package bignum are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) due to a type-check exception in V8, when verifying the type of the second argument to the .powm function, V8 will crash regardless of Node try/catch blocks.
Weakness: CWE-1321
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-25324?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including bignum. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
bignum npm | All versions to 0.13.1 | None |
bignum npm | All versions to 0.13.1 | None |
Products include Bignum Project Bignum.
How do I fix CVE-2022-25324?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-25324 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-2022-25324 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-25324 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6429-3g3w-6mw5.