Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting pgp package, versions <0.14.2
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- published6 Dec 2024
- disclosed5 Dec 2024
- creditinvd
Introduced: 5 Dec 2024
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How to fix?
Upgrade pgp to version 0.14.2 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling due to the handling of untrusted messages. An attacker can cause out-of-memory conditions and system instability. This can lead to crashes or make the system unresponsive through long computations.