CVE-2021-39157
High
Description
detect-character-encoding is an open source character encoding inspection library. In detect-character-encoding v0.6.0 and earlier, data matching no charset causes the Node.js process to crash. The problem has been patched in [detect-character-encoding v0.7.0](https://github.com/sonicdoe/detect-character-encoding/releases/tag/v0.7.0). No workaround are available and all users should update to resolve this issue.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductDetect-character-encoding
PublishedAug 24, 2021
First seenAug 24, 2021
Weakness typeCWE-755CWE-755
How to fix
Update
- detect-character-encoding_project detect-character-encoding0.7.0 or later
- detect-character-encoding0.7.0 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| detect-character-encoding_project detect-character-encoding | v < 0.7.0 | 0.7.0 |
| detect-character-encodingnpm | v < 0.7.0 | 0.7.0 |
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