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CVE-2018-7158

HIGHEPSS 87th pctl
7.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

The `'path'` module in the Node.js 4.x release line contains a potential regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) vector. The code in question was replaced in Node.js 6.x and later so this vulnerability only impacts all versions of Node.js 4.x. The regular expression, `splitPathRe`, used within the `'path'` module for the various path parsing functions, including `path.dirname()`, `path.extname()` and `path.parse()` was structured in such a way as to allow an attacker to craft a string, that when passed through one of these functions, could take a significant amount of time to evaluate, potentially leading to a full denial of service.

How to fix

Remediation Available
nodejsDebian
Fixed in:6.0.0~dfsg-1CVE-2018-7158
Fixed in:6.0.0~dfsg-1CVE-2018-7158
Fixed in:6.0.0~dfsg-1CVE-2018-7158
Fixed in:6.0.0~dfsg-1CVE-2018-7158

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

Exploit Intelligence

3.38%probability of exploitation in 30 days
87thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 87% of all known CVEs.

References

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