CVE-2021-23567

{"containers": {"cna": {"affected": [{"product": "colors", "vendor": "n/a", "versions": [{"lessThan": "unspecified", "status": "affected", "version": "next of 1.4.0", "versionType": "custom"}]}], "credits": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Unknown"}], "datePublic": "2022-01-14T00:00:00.000Z", "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "The package colors after 1.4.0 are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) that was introduced through an infinite loop in the americanFlag module. Unfortunately this appears to have been a purposeful attempt by a maintainer of colors to make the package unusable, other maintainers' controls over this package appear to have been revoked in an attempt to prevent them from fixing the issue. Vulnerable Code js for (let i = 666; i < Infinity; i++;) { Alternative Remediation Suggested * Pin dependancy to 1.4.0"}], "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 7.5, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "version": "3.1"}}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"description": "Denial of Service (DoS)", "lang": "en", "type": "text"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"dateUpdated": "2022-01-14T20:05:12.000Z", "orgId": "bae035ff-b466-4ff4-94d0-fc9efd9e1730", "shortName": "snyk"}, "references": [{"tags": ["x_refsource_MISC"], "url": "https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-COLORS-2331906"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_MISC"], "url": "https://github.com/Marak/colors.js/commit/074a0f8ed0c31c35d13d28632bd8a049ff136fb6%23diff-92bbac9a308cd5fcf9db165841f2d90ce981baddcb2b1e26cfff170929af3bd1R18"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_MISC"], "url": "https://github.com/Marak/colors.js/issues/285"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_MISC"], "url": "https://github.com/Marak/colors.js/issues/285%23issuecomment-1008212640"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_MISC"], "url": "https://snyk.io/blog/open-source-maintainer-pulls-the-plug-on-npm-packages-colors-and-faker-now-what/"}], "title": "Denial of Service (DoS)", "x_legacyV4Record": {"CVE_data_meta": {"ASSIGNER": "report@snyk.io", "DATE_PUBLIC": "2022-01-14T20:00:07.870060Z", "ID": "CVE-2021-23567", "STATE": "PUBLIC", "TITLE": "Denial of Service (DoS)"}, "affects": {"vendor": {"vendor_data": [{"product": {"product_data": [{"product_name": "colors", "version": {"version_data": [{"version_affected": ">", "version_value": "1.4.0"}]}}]}, "vendor_name": "n/a"}]}}, "credit": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "Unknown"}], "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": {"description_data": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "The package colors after 1.4.0 are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) that was introduced through an infinite loop in the americanFlag module. Unfortunately this appears to have been a purposeful attempt by a maintainer of colors to make the package unusable, other maintainers' controls over this package appear to have been revoked in an attempt to prevent them from fixing the issue. Vulnerable Code js for (let i = 666; i < Infinity; i++;) { Alternative Remediation Suggested * Pin dependancy to 1.4.0"}]}, "impact": {"cvss": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 7.5, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "version": "3.1"}}, "problemtype": {"problemtype_data": [{"description": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "Denial of Service (DoS)"}]}]}, "references": {"reference_data": [{"name": "https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-COLORS-2331906", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-COLORS-2331906"}, {"name": "https://github.com/Marak/colors.js/commit/074a0f8ed0c31c35d13d28632bd8a049ff136fb6%23diff-92bbac9a308cd5fcf9db165841f2d90ce981baddcb2b1e26cfff170929af3bd1R18", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "https://github.com/Marak/colors.js/commit/074a0f8ed0c31c35d13d28632bd8a049ff136fb6%23diff-92bbac9a308cd5fcf9db165841f2d90ce981baddcb2b1e26cfff170929af3bd1R18"}, {"name": "https://github.com/Marak/colors.js/issues/285", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "https://github.com/Marak/colors.js/issues/285"}, {"name": "https://github.com/Marak/colors.js/issues/285%23issuecomment-1008212640", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "https://github.com/Marak/colors.js/issues/285%23issuecomment-1008212640"}, {"name": "https://snyk.io/blog/open-source-maintainer-pulls-the-plug-on-npm-packages-colors-and-faker-now-what/", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "https://snyk.io/blog/open-source-maintainer-pulls-the-plug-on-npm-packages-colors-and-faker-now-what/"}]}}}, "adp": [{"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-03T19:14:08.908Z"}, "title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"tags": ["x_refsource_MISC", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-COLORS-2331906"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_MISC", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://github.com/Marak/colors.js/commit/074a0f8ed0c31c35d13d28632bd8a049ff136fb6%23diff-92bbac9a308cd5fcf9db165841f2d90ce981baddcb2b1e26cfff170929af3bd1R18"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_MISC", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://github.com/Marak/colors.js/issues/285"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_MISC", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://github.com/Marak/colors.js/issues/285%23issuecomment-1008212640"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_MISC", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://snyk.io/blog/open-source-maintainer-pulls-the-plug-on-npm-packages-colors-and-faker-now-what/"}]}]}, "cveMetadata": {"assignerOrgId": "bae035ff-b466-4ff4-94d0-fc9efd9e1730", "assignerShortName": "snyk", "cveId": "CVE-2021-23567", "datePublished": "2022-01-14T20:05:12.771Z", "dateReserved": "2021-01-08T00:00:00.000Z", "dateUpdated": "2024-09-16T22:45:02.325Z", "state": "PUBLISHED"}, "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1"}

{}

{"affected": [{"affectedData": [{"product": "colors", "vendor": "n/a", "versions": [{"lessThan": "unspecified", "status": "affected", "version": "next of 1.4.0", "versionType": "custom"}]}], "source": "report@snyk.io"}], "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:colors.js_project:colors.js:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "11F8102B-5C66-45FB-A8CD-22A5E83B669B", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:colors.js_project:colors.js:1.4.44-liberty-2:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "F9672EA1-A4DC-48F5-B958-438D807C49B5", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "The package colors after 1.4.0 are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) that was introduced through an infinite loop in the americanFlag module. Unfortunately this appears to have been a purposeful attempt by a maintainer of colors to make the package unusable, other maintainers' controls over this package appear to have been revoked in an attempt to prevent them from fixing the issue. Vulnerable Code js for (let i = 666; i < Infinity; i++;) { Alternative Remediation Suggested * Pin dependancy to 1.4.0"}, {"lang": "es", "value": "package colors versiones posteriores a 1.4.0, son vulnerables a una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio (DoS) que es introducida mediante un bucle infinito en el m\u00f3dulo americanFlag. Desafortunadamente, esto parece haber sido un intento intencionado por parte de un mantenedor de colors para hacer el paquete inusable, los controles de otros mantenedores sobre este paquete parecen haber sido revocados en un intento de evitar que arreglen el problema. C\u00f3digo vulnerable js for (let i = 666; i &lt; Infinity; i++;) { Remediaci\u00f3n alternativa sugerida * Fijar la dependencia a versi\u00f3n 1.4.0"}], "id": "CVE-2021-23567", "lastModified": "2026-06-17T03:38:49.937", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV2": [{"acInsufInfo": false, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "cvssData": {"accessComplexity": "LOW", "accessVector": "NETWORK", "authentication": "NONE", "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL", "baseScore": 5.0, "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P", "version": "2.0"}, "exploitabilityScore": 10.0, "impactScore": 2.9, "obtainAllPrivilege": false, "obtainOtherPrivilege": false, "obtainUserPrivilege": false, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary", "userInteractionRequired": false}], "cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 7.5, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 3.9, "impactScore": 3.6, "source": "report@snyk.io", "type": "Secondary"}, {"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 7.5, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 3.9, "impactScore": 3.6, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}, "published": "2022-01-14T20:15:10.157", "references": [{"source": "report@snyk.io", "tags": ["Patch", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://github.com/Marak/colors.js/commit/074a0f8ed0c31c35d13d28632bd8a049ff136fb6%23diff-92bbac9a308cd5fcf9db165841f2d90ce981baddcb2b1e26cfff170929af3bd1R18"}, {"source": "report@snyk.io", "tags": ["Exploit", "Issue Tracking", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://github.com/Marak/colors.js/issues/285"}, {"source": "report@snyk.io", "tags": ["Exploit", "Issue Tracking", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://github.com/Marak/colors.js/issues/285%23issuecomment-1008212640"}, {"source": "report@snyk.io", "tags": ["Exploit", "Mitigation", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://snyk.io/blog/open-source-maintainer-pulls-the-plug-on-npm-packages-colors-and-faker-now-what/"}, {"source": "report@snyk.io", "tags": ["Exploit", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-COLORS-2331906"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Patch", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://github.com/Marak/colors.js/commit/074a0f8ed0c31c35d13d28632bd8a049ff136fb6%23diff-92bbac9a308cd5fcf9db165841f2d90ce981baddcb2b1e26cfff170929af3bd1R18"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Exploit", "Issue Tracking", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://github.com/Marak/colors.js/issues/285"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Exploit", "Issue Tracking", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://github.com/Marak/colors.js/issues/285%23issuecomment-1008212640"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Exploit", "Mitigation", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://snyk.io/blog/open-source-maintainer-pulls-the-plug-on-npm-packages-colors-and-faker-now-what/"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Exploit", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-COLORS-2331906"}], "sourceIdentifier": "report@snyk.io", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-835"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}

{}

{}