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CVE-2018-3738: Incorrect Regular Expression

June 7, 2018 (updated October 9, 2019)

protobufjs is vulnerable to ReDoS when parsing crafted invalid .proto files.

References

  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3738

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

Version 6.8.5

Fixed versions

  • 6.8.6

Solution

Upgrade to version 6.8.6 or above.

Impact 5.5 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-185: Incorrect Regular Expression

Source file

npm/protobufjs/CVE-2018-3738.yml

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