Improper Input Validation Affecting NICMx/FORT-validator package, versions [,1.6.3)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (20th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-NICMXFORTVALIDATOR-7830488
  • published25 Aug 2024
  • disclosed24 Aug 2024
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 24 Aug 2024

CVE-2024-45236  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade NICMx/FORT-validator to version 1.6.3 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation due to improper handling of an empty signedAttributes field in signed objects received from RPKI repositories. An attacker can cause the application to crash, leading to Route Origin Validation unavailability and potentially compromised routing.

CVSS Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1