Published: 09/01/2024 Updated: 05/02/2024

CVSS v3 Base Score: 7.5 | Impact Score: 3.6 | Exploitability Score: 3.9

VMScore: 0

jwx is a Go module implementing various JWx (JWA/JWE/JWK/JWS/JWT, otherwise known as JOSE) technologies. Calling `jws.Parse` with a JSON serialized payload where the `signature` field is present while `protected` is absent can lead to a nil pointer dereference. The vulnerability can be used to crash/DOS a system doing JWS verification. This vulnerability has been patched in versions 2.0.19 and 1.2.28.

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lestrrat-go jwx

DescriptionA null pointer dereference vulnerability was found in the jwx/jws Go module This issue arises when invoking "jwsParse" with a JSON serialized payload containing a present signature field while the protected field is absentm, which may cause a system crash or initiate a denial of service (DOS) attack during JWS verificationA nul ...

CWE-476 https://github.com/lestrrat-go/jwx/security/advisories/GHSA-pvcr-v8j8-j5q3 https://github.com/lestrrat-go/jwx/commit/0e8802ce6842625845d651456493e7c87625601f https://github.com/lestrrat-go/jwx/commit/d69a721931a5c48b9850a42404f18e143704adcd https://github.com/lestrrat-go/jwx/commit/8c53d0ae52d5ab1e2b37c5abb67def9e7958fd65 https://nvd.nist.gov https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2024-21664

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