Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity Affecting nodejs:12/nodejs-packaging package, versions <0:23-3.module_el8.5.0+254+b4526b16


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.61% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX8-NODEJS-5623266
  • published28 May 2023
  • disclosed10 Aug 2021

Introduced: 10 Aug 2021

CVE-2021-23362  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-1333  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:8 nodejs:12/nodejs-packaging to version 0:23-3.module_el8.5.0+254+b4526b16 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2021:3074.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nodejs:12/nodejs-packaging package and not the nodejs:12/nodejs-packaging package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

The package hosted-git-info before 3.0.8 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via regular expression shortcutMatch in the fromUrl function in index.js. The affected regular expression exhibits polynomial worst-case time complexity.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1