CVE-2021-39176

Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime in detect-character-encoding

detect-character-encoding is a package for detecting character encoding using ICU. In detect-character-encoding v0.3.0 and earlier, allocated memory is not released. The problem has been patched in detect-character-encoding v0.3.1.

Affected

sonicdoe · detect-character-encoding

CVSS v3.1 GITHUB

7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0 NVD

5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS

1.89% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 79th percentile

Published

2021-08-31

Updated

2024-08-04

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• sonicdoe/detect-character-encoding/security/advisories/GHSA-5rwj-j5m3-3chj

Security advisories

• sonicdoe/detect-character-encoding/pull/6
• advisories/GHSA-5rwj-j5m3-3chj

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry