CVE-2026-2739 (GCVE-0-2026-2739)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-20 05:00 – Updated: 2026-02-20 15:03
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Summary
This affects versions of the package bn.js before 5.2.3. Calling maskn(0) on any BN instance corrupts the internal state, causing toString(), divmod(), and other methods to enter an infinite loop, hanging the process indefinitely.
Severity ?
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a bn.js Affected: 0 , < 5.2.3 (semver)
Credits
Kr0emer
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