Uncontrolled resource consumption in images
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
All versions of the package images are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) due to providing unexpected input types to several different functions. This makes it possible to reach an assert macro, leading to a process crash. **Note:** By providing some specific integer values (like 0) to the size function, it is possible to obtain a Segmentation fault error, leading to the process crash.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | images | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | images (npm) | up to 3.2.4 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-vjpv-x8p9-7p85 |
- images Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- images (npm) Vendor— Affected up to 3.2.4 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-vjpv-x8p9-7p85
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-21523
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vjpv-x8p9-7p85
References
Sources
- CVE-2024-21523 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-21523 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vjpv-x8p9-7p85 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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