Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity Affecting nodejs-devel package, versions <1:18.14.2-2.module+el8.7.0+21020+b7aeeb08


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.21% (59th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-NODEJSDEVEL-5414284
  • published5 Apr 2023
  • disclosed31 Jan 2023

Introduced: 31 Jan 2023

CVE-2022-25881  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-1333  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 nodejs-devel to version 1:18.14.2-2.module+el8.7.0+21020+b7aeeb08 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2023-1583.

NVD Description

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

This affects versions of the package http-cache-semantics before 4.1.1. The issue can be exploited via malicious request header values sent to a server, when that server reads the cache policy from the request using this library.

CVSS Scores

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