Is CVE-2016-10540 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-10540 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-10540?

CVE-2016-10540 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-10540?

CVE-2016-10540 has an EPSS score of 1.74% (75th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-10540?

Upgrade node-minimatch on debian 11 to 3.0.3-1 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-10540

HIGHEPSS 75th pctl

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Minimatch is a minimal matching utility that works by converting glob expressions into JavaScript `RegExp` objects. The primary function, `minimatch(path, pattern)` in Minimatch 3.0.1 and earlier is vulnerable to ReDoS in the `pattern` parameter.

CWE-400Resource Exhaustion CWE-20Improper Input Validation

How to fix

Remediation Available

node-minimatchDebian

Fixed in:3.0.3-1CVE-2016-10540

node-minimatchUbuntu

Fixed in:0.2.12-1ubuntu0.1~esm2USN-4783-1

Fixed in:1.0.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm2USN-4783-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.74%probability of exploitation in 30 days

75thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 75% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

nodesecurity.io

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.