CVE-2017-18077
unknown
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
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Description
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.
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 | 1.1.8-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 1.1.8-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 1.1.8-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 1.1.8-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 1.1.8-1 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | brace-expansion | <1.1.7 | 1.1.7 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18077
- https://github.com/juliangruber/brace-expansion/issues/33
- https://github.com/juliangruber/brace-expansion/pull/35
- https://github.com/juliangruber/brace-expansion/pull/35/commits/b13381281cead487cbdbfd6a69fb097ea5e456c3
- https://bugs.debian.org/862712
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-832h-xg76-4gv6
- https://github.com/juliangruber/brace-expansion
- https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/338
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-18077
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.