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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-38900
CVE-2022-38900:
JavaScript vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
decode-uri-component version 0.2.0 is vulnerable to Improper Input Validation resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability was identified and tracked as CVE-2022-38900, affecting systems using this component for URI decoding operations (NVD, CVE).
Technical details
The vulnerability occurs when parsing specific malformed URI components, particularly when processing inputs like '%ea%ba%5a%ba'. When such malformed input is processed, it triggers a TypeError with the message 'decodeComponents(...).join is not a function', causing the application to crash (GitHub Issue).
Impact
When exploited, this vulnerability can lead to a Denial of Service condition, potentially affecting the availability of applications that rely on the decode-uri-component package for URI parsing functionality (Red Hat).
Mitigation and workarounds
Various distributions and packages have released updates to address this vulnerability. For example, Red Hat has included fixes in their security advisory RHSA-2023:1742, and Fedora has released updates for affected packages including yarnpkg version 1.22.19-5 (Fedora Update).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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