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CVE-2022-25324

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  • Published2022-05-06
  • WeaknessCWE-1321

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Description

All versions of package bignum are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) due to a type-check exception in V8, when verifying the type of the second argument to the .powm function, V8 will crash regardless of Node try/catch blocks.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-05-0620:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

OSV · NVD
bignum
BranchAffectedFixed in
0.13≤ 0.13.1no fix published
Bignum project bignum
BranchAffectedFixed in
—all versionsno fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2022-25324 Red Hat Product Security

    node-bignum: type-check exception in V8 could lead to DoS

Full record on NVD

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

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none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
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Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • CNACVSS 3.17.5known since 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.17.5read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.05read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-1321read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.5 %2026-11-08
  • OSVaffected packages—
  • GitHub AdvisoriesadvisoryHIGH2022-05-24

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2022-05-06
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-6429-3g3w-6mw5

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-25324?

All versions of package bignum are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) due to a type-check exception in V8, when verifying the type of the second argument to the .powm function, V8 will crash regardless of Node try/catch blocks.

Is CVE-2022-25324 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2022-25324 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.5% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-25324?

CVE-2022-25324 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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