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CVE-2021-39176
Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime in detect-character-encoding
Vulnerability Description
detect-character-encoding is a package for detecting character encoding using ICU. In detect-character-encoding v0.3.0 and earlier, allocated memory is not released. The problem has been patched in detect-character-encoding v0.3.1.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://github.com/sonicdoe/detect-character-encoding/security/advisories/GHSA-5rwj-j5m3-3chj
- https://github.com/sonicdoe/detect-character-encoding/pull/6
- https://github.com/sonicdoe/detect-character-encoding/commit/d44356927b92e3b13e178071bf6d7c671766f588
- https://github.com/sonicdoe/detect-character-encoding/releases/tag/v0.3.1
Affected Vendor
sonicdoe
View all reports →Affected Software
detect-character-encoding
Vulnerable Versions:
< 0.3.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 31st, 2021
Last Modified:
August 4th, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H