cipher-base is missing type checks, leading to hash rewind and passing on crafted data

Summary This affects e.g. create-hash and crypto-browserify, so I'll describe the issue against that package Also affects create-hmac and other packages Node.js createHash works only on strings or instances of Buffer, TypedArray, or DataView. Missing input type checks in npm create-hash polyfill ...

GHSA-CPQ7-6GPM-G9RC cipher-base is missing type checks, leading to hash rewind and passing on crafted data

Summary This affects e.g. create-hash and crypto-browserify, so I'll describe the issue against that package Also affects create-hmac and other packages Node.js createHash works only on strings or instances of Buffer, TypedArray, or DataView. Missing input type checks in npm create-hash polyfill ...