CVE-2024-21526 speaker vulnerable to Denial of Service
Attackers can crash the application by providing unexpected input types to the Speaker object's channels property.
- 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-2024-21526?
CVE-2024-21526 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in speaker, published on 10 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
All versions of the package speaker are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) when providing unexpected input types to the channels property of the Speaker object makes it possible to reach an assert macro. Exploiting this vulnerability can lead to a process crash.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-21526?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including speaker.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
speaker npm | All versions to 0.5.5 | None |
speaker npm | All versions to 0.5.5 | None |
How do I fix CVE-2024-21526?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-21526 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-2024-21526 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-21526 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w5fc-gj3h-26rx.