WS-2018-0074 (Medium) detected in bl-0.9.4.tgz

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WS-2018-0074 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - bl-0.9.4.tgz

Buffer List: collect buffers and access with a standard readable Buffer interface, streamable too!

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/bl/-/bl-0.9.4.tgz

Path to dependency file: /tmp/ws-scm/thimble.mozilla.org/services/login.webmaker.org/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /tmp/ws-scm/thimble.mozilla.org/services/login.webmaker.org/node_modules/bower/node_modules/request/node_modules/bl/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• bower-1.6.2.tgz (Root Library)
  • request-2.53.0.tgz
    • ❌ bl-0.9.4.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 83549f45d12698c9ae66d4301df99db53d30b5e0

Vulnerability Details

Versions of bl before 0.9.5 and 1.0.1 are vulnerable to memory exposure.

bl.append(number) in the affected bl versions passes a number to Buffer constructor, appending a chunk of uninitialized memory

Publish Date: 2018-04-25

URL: WS-2018-0074

CVSS 2 Score Details (5.0)

Base Score Metrics not available

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: rvagg/bl#22

Release Date: 2018-01-27

Fix Resolution: 0.9.5,1.0.1