CVE-2024-40060 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

An attacker can cause a denial of service in applications using go-chart by triggering an infinite loop in the drawCanvas function.

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-2024-40060?

CVE-2024-40060 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

go-chart v2.1.1 was discovered to contain an infinite loop via the drawCanvas() function.

Weakness: CWE-835

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-40060?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wcharczuk Go-Chart.

How do I fix CVE-2024-40060?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-40060 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-2024-40060 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-40060 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jq6p-6wg4-wrw8.

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