Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Nov 25, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-16764
CVE-2019-16764
Description
The use of String.to_atom/1 in PowAssent is susceptible to denial of service attacks. In PowAssent.Phoenix.AuthorizationController a value is fetched from the user provided params, and String.to_atom/1 is used to convert the binary value to an atom so it can be used to fetch the provider configuration value. This is unsafe as it is user provided data, and can be used to fill up the whole atom table of ~1M which will cause the app to crash.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
pow_assentHex | < 0.4.4 | 0.4.4 |
Affected products
3Patches
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References
6- github.com/pow-auth/pow_assent/commit/026105eeecc0e3c2f807e7109e745ea93c0fd9cfnvdPatchWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-5653-437f-5hmcghsaADVISORY
- github.com/pow-auth/pow_assent/security/advisories/GHSA-368c-xvrv-x986nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16764ghsaADVISORY
- erlang.org/doc/efficiency_guide/commoncaveats.htmlnvdProductWEB
- hex.pm/packages/pow_assentnvdRelease NotesWEB
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