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CVE-2025-56571:
JavaScript vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2025-56571 is a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability discovered in Finance.js version 4.1.0. The vulnerability was disclosed on December 27, 2024, and was later rejected by its CVE Numbering Authority on February 13, 2025. The vulnerability specifically affects the IRR (Internal Rate of Return) function implementation in the library (Medium Blog).
Technical details
The vulnerability exists in the IRR function where it does not properly limit recursion or iteration depth. The function fails to implement proper bounds checking on the depth parameter, which can lead to excessive CPU consumption and application stalls or crashes. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H) (Medium Blog).
Impact
When exploited, the vulnerability can cause excessive CPU usage leading to application stalls or crashes. This affects both browser and Node.js environments where Finance.js is implemented. The impact is limited to availability, with no direct effect on confidentiality or integrity of the system (Medium Blog).
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