Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting runfinch-finch package, versions <0:1.6.0-1.amzn2023.0.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-RUNFINCHFINCH-8662726
  • published25 Jan 2025
  • disclosed18 Dec 2024

Introduced: 18 Dec 2024

CVE-2024-45338  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-770  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 runfinch-finch to version 0:1.6.0-1.amzn2023.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2025-816.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream runfinch-finch package and not the runfinch-finch package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

An attacker can craft an input to the Parse functions that would be processed non-linearly with respect to its length, resulting in extremely slow parsing. This could cause a denial of service.

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