CVE-2024-30253: Handling untrusted input can result in a crash, leading to loss of availability / denial of service

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-04-17 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

@solana/web3.js is the Solana JavaScript SDK. Using particular inputs with `@solana/web3.js` will result in memory exhaustion (OOM). If you have a server, client, mobile, or desktop product that accepts untrusted input for use with `@solana/web3.js`, your application/service may crash, resulting in a loss of availability. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.0.1, 1.10.2, 1.11.1, 1.12.1, 1.1.2, 1.13.1, 1.14.1, 1.15.1, 1.16.2, 1.17.1, 1.18.1, 1.19.1, 1.20.3, 1.21.1, 1.22.1, 1.23.1, 1.24.3, 1.25.1, 1.26.1, 1.27.1, 1.28.1, 1.2.8, 1.29.4, 1.30.3, 1.31.1, 1.3.1, 1.32.3, 1.33.1, 1.34.1, 1.35.2, 1.36.1, 1.37.3, 1.38.1, 1.39.2, 1.40.2, 1.41.11, 1.4.1, 1.42.1, 1.43.7, 1.44.4, 1.45.1, 1.46.1, 1.47.5, 1.48.1, 1.49.1, 1.50.2, 1.51.1, 1.5.1, 1.52.1, 1.53.1, 1.54.2, 1.55.1, 1.56.3, 1.57.1, 1.58.1, 1.59.2, 1.60.1, 1.61.2, 1.6.1, 1.62.2, 1.63.2, 1.64.1, 1.65.1, 1.66.6, 1.67.3, 1.68.2, 1.69.1, 1.70.4, 1.71.1, 1.72.1, 1.7.2, 1.73.5, 1.74.1, 1.75.1, 1.76.1, 1.77.4, 1.78.8, 1.79.1, 1.80.1, 1.81.1, 1.8.1, 1.82.1, 1.83.1, 1.84.1, 1.85.1, 1.86.1, 1.87.7, 1.88.1, 1.89.2, 1.90.2, 1.9.2, and 1.91.3.

Affected products

Solanalabs Web3: from 1.91.0 before 1.91.3; from 1.90 before 1.90.2; from 1.89 before 1.89.2; from 1.87.0 before 1.87.7; from 1.78 before 1.78.8; from 1.77 before 1.77.4 — fixed in 1.0.1, 1.1.2, 1.10.2, 1.16.2, 1.2.8, 1.20.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Solanalabs Web3 1.0.1, 1.1.2, 1.10.2, 1.16.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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