Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity Affecting mozjs60 package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.19% (57th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-MOZJS60-3050291
  • published15 Oct 2022
  • disclosed6 Feb 2022

Introduced: 6 Feb 2022

CVE-2022-3517  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-1333  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:8 mozjs60.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream mozjs60 package and not the mozjs60 package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability was found in the minimatch package. This flaw allows a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) when calling the braceExpand function with specific arguments, resulting in a Denial of Service.

CVSS Scores

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