CVE-2016-10540

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Published 2018-10-09 · Modified 2023-11-08

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CVSS v3

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

CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

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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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

30%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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OS impact

Debian Fixed 5 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
trixie	Fixed	`3.0.3-1`
sid	Fixed	`3.0.3-1`
forky	Fixed	`3.0.3-1`
bullseye	Fixed	`3.0.3-1`
bookworm	Fixed	`3.0.3-1`

Package impact

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable	Fixed
npm	minimatch	`<3.0.2`	`3.0.2`

References

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

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