SB2021080911 - ReDoS vulnerability in UAParser.js library
Published: August 9, 2021
Security Bulletin ID
SB2021080911
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-27292)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources when processing a malicious User-Agent header. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.