Vulnerability identifier: #VU64874

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24434

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
dicer
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor: mscdex

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can send a modified form to server, and crash the nodejs service. An attacker can sent the payload again and again so that the service continuously crashes.

Mitigation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

dicer: 0.0.1 - 0.3.1

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External links
http://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-DICER-2311764
http://github.com/mscdex/dicer/pull/22/commits/b7fca2e93e8e9d4439d8acc5c02f5e54a0112dac
http://github.com/mscdex/dicer/pull/22
http://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-2838865
http://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wm7h-9275-46v2

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.