Improper Input Validation Affecting rh-nodejs8-npm package, versions <0:6.13.4-8.17.0.2.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.58% (85th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-RHNODEJS8NPM-4755632
  • published26 Mar 2023
  • disclosed2 Mar 2017

Introduced: 2 Mar 2017

CVE-2017-18077  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 rh-nodejs8-npm to version 0:6.13.4-8.17.0.2.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2020:2625.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rh-nodejs8-npm package and not the rh-nodejs8-npm package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

index.js in brace-expansion before 1.1.7 is vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) attacks, as demonstrated by an expand argument containing many comma characters.