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CVE-2024-12388

MEDIUMCVSS 6.5/10EPSS 0.67%

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CVE-2024-12388 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. A vulnerability in binary-husky/gpt_academic version 310122f allows for a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) attack. The application uses a regular expression to parse user input, which can take polynomial time to match certain crafted inputs. EPSS estimates a 0.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A vulnerability in binary-husky/gpt_academic version 310122f allows for a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) attack. The application uses a regular expression to parse user input, which can take polynomial time to match certain crafted inputs. This allows an attacker to send a small malicious payload to the server, causing it to become unresponsive and unable to handle any requests from other users.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0
6.5/10

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability
0.67%

47.3th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
Binary-HuskyGpt Academic2024-10-15

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-12388?
A vulnerability in binary-husky/gpt_academic version 310122f allows for a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) attack. The application uses a regular expression to parse user input, which can take polynomial time to match certain crafted inputs. This allows an attacker to send a small malicious payload to the server, causing it to become unresponsive and unable to handle any requests from other users.
How severe is CVE-2024-12388?
CVE-2024-12388 has a CVSS score of 6.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.67% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2024-12388?
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Source: NVD / NIST