CVE-2021-39157 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the detect-character-encoding library, affecting versions 0.6.0 and earlier. Specifically, providing data that does not match any known character set can cause the Node.js process to crash. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a network-exploitable flaw with low attack complexity and a high impact on availability, as it can lead to a system crash. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE. Users are advised to upgrade to version 0.7.0 or later to mitigate this issue, as no workarounds are available.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:detect-character-encoding_project:detect-character-encoding:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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