CVE-2018-3739 (High) detected in https-proxy-agent-1.0.0.tgz

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CVE-2018-3739 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - https-proxy-agent-1.0.0.tgz

An HTTP(s) proxy `http.Agent` implementation for HTTPS

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/https-proxy-agent/-/https-proxy-agent-1.0.0.tgz

Path to dependency file: /tmp/ws-scm/gulp-fontiran/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /tmp/ws-scm/gulp-fontiran/node_modules/popsicle-proxy-agent/node_modules/https-proxy-agent/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• typings-2.1.1.tgz (Root Library)
  • typings-core-2.3.3.tgz
    • popsicle-proxy-agent-3.0.0.tgz
      • ❌ https-proxy-agent-1.0.0.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: c05e05e14b3eedeed5a142729f2bcc89c44438f4

Vulnerability Details

https-proxy-agent before 2.1.1 passes auth option to the Buffer constructor without proper sanitization, resulting in DoS and uninitialized memory leak in setups where an attacker could submit typed input to the 'auth' parameter (e.g. JSON).

Publish Date: 2018-06-07

URL: CVE-2018-3739

CVSS 3 Score Details (9.1)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-3739

Release Date: 2018-06-07

Fix Resolution: 2.1.1

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