ghsa-wrw9-m778-g6mc
Vulnerability from github
Published
2019-06-03 17:27
Modified
2020-08-31 18:29
Summary
Memory Exposure in bl
Details

Versions of bl before 0.9.5 and 1.0.1 are vulnerable to memory exposure.

bl.append(number) in the affected bl versions passes a number to Buffer constructor, appending a chunk of uninitialized memory

Recommendation

Update to version 0.9.5, 1.0.1 or later.

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "bl"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "0.9.5"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "bl"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "1.0.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.0.1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "1.0.0"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-200"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2019-06-03T17:23:00Z",
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Versions of `bl` before 0.9.5 and 1.0.1 are vulnerable to memory exposure.\n\n`bl.append(number)` in the affected `bl` versions passes a number to Buffer constructor, appending a chunk of uninitialized memory\n\n\n## Recommendation\n\nUpdate to version 0.9.5, 1.0.1 or later.",
  "id": "GHSA-wrw9-m778-g6mc",
  "modified": "2020-08-31T18:29:15Z",
  "published": "2019-06-03T17:27:57Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/rvagg/bl/pull/22"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/596"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [],
  "summary": "Memory Exposure in bl"
}


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