GHSA-4W4V-5HC9-XRR2

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-02-10 06:30 – Updated: 2025-11-03 22:32
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Summary
angular vulnerable to super-linear runtime due to backtracking
Details

This affects versions of the package angular from 1.3.0. A regular expression used to split the value of the ng-srcset directive is vulnerable to super-linear runtime due to backtracking. With a large carefully-crafted input, this can result in catastrophic backtracking and cause a denial of service.

Note:

This package is EOL and will not receive any updates to address this issue. Users should migrate to @angular/core.

Severity ?
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "angular"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "1.3.0"
            },
            {
              "last_affected": "1.8.3"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
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        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "org.webjars.npm:angular"
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            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-21490"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-1333"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2024-02-13T15:08:21Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-02-10T05:15:08Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "This affects versions of the package angular from 1.3.0. A regular expression used to split the value of the ng-srcset directive is vulnerable to super-linear runtime due to backtracking. With a large carefully-crafted input, this can result in catastrophic backtracking and cause a denial of service. \n\n\n**Note:**\n\nThis package is EOL and will not receive any updates to address this issue. Users should migrate to [@angular/core](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@angular/core).",
  "id": "GHSA-4w4v-5hc9-xrr2",
  "modified": "2025-11-03T22:32:26Z",
  "published": "2024-02-10T06:30:19Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21490"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/angular/angular.js"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/07/msg00005.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWER-6241746"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-6241747"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-ANGULAR-6091113"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://stackblitz.com/edit/angularjs-vulnerability-ng-srcset-redos"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://support.herodevs.com/hc/en-us/articles/25715686953485-CVE-2024-21490-AngularJS-Regular-Expression-Denial-of-Service-ReDoS"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "angular vulnerable to super-linear runtime due to backtracking"
}


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