Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output Affecting google/tink package, versions [2.0.0,2.1.3)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

CVSS assessment by Snyk's Security Team. Learn more

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.23% (14th percentile)

Do your applications use this vulnerable package?

In a few clicks we can analyze your entire application and see what components are vulnerable in your application, and suggest you quick fixes.

Test your applications
  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-GOOGLETINK-7573299
  • published30 Jul 2024
  • disclosed21 May 2024
  • creditJürg Wullschleger

Introduced: 21 May 2024

CVE-2024-4420  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-116  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade google/tink to version 2.1.3 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output in the JsonKeysetReader process. An attacker can cause a denial of service by providing an input that is not an encoded JSON object, but still a valid encoded JSON element, such as a number or an array. Additionally, an attacker can cause a stack overflow by providing an input containing many nested JSON objects.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1