Infinite loop Affecting azle package, versions >=0.27.0 <0.30.0
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- published16 Mar 2025
- disclosed14 Mar 2025
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 14 Mar 2025
NewCVE-2025-29776 (opens in a new tab)Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) are common identifiers for publicly known security vulnerabilities
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How to fix?
Upgrade azle to version 0.30.0 or higher.
Overview
azle is a TypeScript and JavaScript CDK for the Internet Computer
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Infinite loop through the setTimer function. An attacker can cause the system to enter an infinite loop by invoking this function with any valid parameters.
Workaround
If a canister is caught in this infinite loop after calling setTimer, the canister can be upgraded and the timers will all be cleared, thus ending the loop.