CVE-2022-21211

Denial of Service (DoS)

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Published Jun 10, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 5.9 Medium EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

This affects all versions of package posix. When invoking the toString method, it will fallback to 0x0 value, as the value of toString is not invokable (not a function), and then it will crash with type-check.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

posix

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< unspecified

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:posix_project:posix:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-5887	This affects all versions of package posix. When invoking the toString method, it will fallback to 0x0 value, as the value of toString is not invokable (not a function), and then it will crash with type-check.
Github GHSA	GHSA-27mx-gchc-6xjp	Unhandled crash in npm posix

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.1% (1.061% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-POSIX-2400719

History

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Subscriptions

Posix Project Posix

Weaknesses

CWE-252

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 3:58 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: snyk
Published: Jun 10, 2022, 8:05 PM
Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 3:58 AM
Reserved: Feb 24, 2022, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:25 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 10, 2022, 8:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:25 AM

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