CVE-2024-52524
ReDoS in giskard's transformation.py (GHSL-2024-324)
Impact
# ReDoS in Giskard text perturbation detector A Remote Code Execution (ReDoS) vulnerability was discovered in Giskard component by the [GitHub Security Lab](https://securitylab.github.com) team. When processing datasets with specific text patterns with Giskard detectors, this vulnerability could trigger exponential regex evaluation times, potentially leading to denial of service. ## Details The vulnerability affects Giskard's punctuation removal transformation used in the text perturbation detection. A regex used to detect URLs and links was vulnerable to catastrophic backtracking that could be triggered by specific patterns in the text. ## Affected version Giskard versions prior to 2.15.5 are affected. Users should upgrade to version 2.15.5 or later, which includes a fix for this vulnerability. ## Impact This vulnerability can cause extended computation times or crashes in Giskard when processing text containing certain patterns. ## Credit This issue was discovered and reported by GHSL team member [@kevinbackhouse (Kevin Backhouse)](https://github.com/kevinbackhouse).
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pip | giskard | <= 2.15.4 | 2.15.5 |
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|
| Service. Giskard | before 2.15.5 |
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