Uninitialized Memory Exposure Affecting atob package, versions <2.1.0


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    Exploit Maturity Mature
    EPSS 0.6% (78th percentile)
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NVD
9.1 critical

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  • Snyk ID npm:atob:20180429
  • published 30 Apr 2018
  • disclosed 29 Apr 2018
  • credit ChALkeR

How to fix?

Upgrade atob to version 2.1.0 or higher.

Overview

atob is a package that Uses Buffer to emulate the exact functionality of the browser's atob.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Uninitialized Memory Exposure. It allocates uninitialized Buffers when a number is passed in user provided fields.

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