CVE-2017-18077
Published: 27 January 2018
index.js in brace-expansion before 1.1.7 is vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) attacks, as demonstrated by an expand argument containing many comma characters.
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
node-brace-expansion Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Not vulnerable
(1.1.8-1)
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(1.1.8-1)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.5 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
References
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/338
- https://github.com/juliangruber/brace-expansion/issues/33
- https://github.com/juliangruber/brace-expansion/pull/35/commits/b13381281cead487cbdbfd6a69fb097ea5e456c3
- https://bugs.debian.org/862712
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-18077
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian