AIKIDO-2025-10832
referencing is vulnerable to Stack-based Buffer Overflow
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High Risk
This Affects:
referencingTL;DR
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to a Denial of Service (DoS) via Stack Overflow. An empty $ref value triggers infinite recursion during JSON Schema validation, eventually crashing the process. An attacker can exploit this by submitting a maliciously crafted schema containing {'$ref': ''}, consuming all available stack memory.
Who does this affect?
You are affected if you are using a version that falls within the vulnerable range.
Background info
referencing is vulnerable to Stack-based Buffer Overflow in versions 0.34.0 - 0.37.0.
How to fix this
Upgrade the referencing library to the patch version.
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SOC 2Compliant
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