Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity Affecting @chenglou/pretext package, versions <0.0.5
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- published29 Apr 2026
- disclosed8 Apr 2026
- creditNapongiZero
Introduced: 8 Apr 2026
CVE NOT AVAILABLE CWE-407 (opens in a new tab)Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) is a category system for software weaknesses
How to fix?
Upgrade @chenglou/pretext to version 0.0.5 or higher.
Overview
@chenglou/pretext is a Fast, accurate & comprehensive text measurement & layout
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity through the isRepeatedSingleCharRun function during text analysis. An attacker can cause significant performance degradation and block the main thread by submitting large inputs consisting of repeated identical punctuation characters.