Uncontrolled Recursion Affecting libsass package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.15% (52nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-LIBSASS-295989
  • published23 Jul 2017
  • disclosed23 Jul 2017

Introduced: 23 Jul 2017

CVE-2017-11554  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-674  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:16.04 libsass.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libsass package and not the libsass package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

There is a stack consumption vulnerability in the lex function in parser.hpp (as used in sassc) in LibSass 3.4.5. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service.