What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-50354?

CVE-2024-50354 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.3%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2024-50354?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2024-50354. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.3%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-50354?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2024-50354. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Gnark CVE-2024-50354

MEDIUM

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400)

2024-10-31 security-advisories@github.com

Deserialization Denial Of Service Gnark

5.5

CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: github

Severity by source

Vendor (github) PRIMARY

5.5 MEDIUM

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

Primary rating from Vendor (github) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: github

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

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Oct 31, 2024 - 16:15 cve.org

MEDIUM 5.5

DescriptionCVE.org

gnark is a fast zk-SNARK library that offers a high-level API to design circuits. In gnark 0.11.0 and earlier, deserialization of Groth16 verification keys allocate excessive memory, consuming a lot of resources and triggering a crash with the error fatal error: runtime: out of memory.

AnalysisAI

gnark is a fast zk-SNARK library that offers a high-level API to design circuits. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400), which allows attackers to cause denial of service by exhausting system resources. gnark is a fast zk-SNARK library that offers a high-level API to design circuits. In gnark 0.11.0 and earlier, deserialization of Groth16 verification keys allocate excessive memory, consuming a lot of resources and triggering a crash with the error fatal error: runtime: out of memory. Affected products include: Consensys Gnark.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Implement rate limiting, set resource quotas, validate input sizes, use timeouts.