CVE-2021-39131 (GCVE-0-2021-39131)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-08-17 19:55 – Updated: 2024-08-04 01:58
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Improper Handling of Unexpected Data Type in ced
Summary
ced detects character encoding using Google’s compact_enc_det library. In ced v0.1.0, passing data types other than `Buffer` causes the Node.js process to crash. The problem has been patched in ced v1.0.0. As a workaround, before passing an argument to ced, verify it’s a `Buffer` using `Buffer.isBuffer(obj)`.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CWE
- CWE-241 - Improper Handling of Unexpected Data Type
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/sonicdoe/ced/security/advisori… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/sonicdoe/ced/commit/a4d9f10b6b… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/sonicdoe/ced/releases/tag/v1.0.0 | x_refsource_MISC |
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