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CVE-2017-18077 ReDoS in brace-expansion

HighCVSS 7.5 EPSS 2.6%
Published
Updated
Exploit status
No public exploit known

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.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
npm brace-expansion(npm) < 1.1.7 1.1.7
debian/node-brace-expansion(Debian:12) < 1.1.8-1 1.1.8-1
debian/node-brace-expansion(Debian:13) < 1.1.8-1 1.1.8-1
debian/node-brace-expansion(Debian:14) < 1.1.8-1 1.1.8-1
brace expansion project brace expansion < 1.1.7 1.1.7

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