VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-39176
detect-character-encoding is a package for detecting character encoding using ICU.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.89%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.89%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
detect-character-encoding is a package for detecting character encoding using ICU. In detect-character-encoding v0.3.0 and earlier, allocated memory is not released. The problem has been patched in detect-character-encoding v0.3.1.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.89% probability · 78th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-401
- Affected
- detect-character-encoding project/detect-character-encoding
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
References
- https://github.com/sonicdoe/detect-character-encoding/commit/d44356927b92e3b13e178071bf6d7c671766f588Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/sonicdoe/detect-character-encoding/pull/6Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/sonicdoe/detect-character-encoding/releases/tag/v0.3.1Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/sonicdoe/detect-character-encoding/security/advisories/GHSA-5rwj-j5m3-3chjExploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/sonicdoe/detect-character-encoding/commit/d44356927b92e3b13e178071bf6d7c671766f588Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/sonicdoe/detect-character-encoding/pull/6Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/sonicdoe/detect-character-encoding/releases/tag/v0.3.1Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/sonicdoe/detect-character-encoding/security/advisories/GHSA-5rwj-j5m3-3chjExploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.