GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm

GHSA-9vvw-cc9w-f27h debug Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity vulnerability

HIGH Published 2023-01-09 Modified 2023-01-13 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2017-20165
Ecosystem
npm
Packages
debug
Severity
High
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-1333
Reviewed
2023-01-10

Affected packages

• npm debug: >= 3.0.0, < 3.1.0 → fixed in 3.1.0 • npm debug: < 2.6.9 → fixed in 2.6.9

Description

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in debug-js debug up to 3.0.x. This affects the function useColors of the file src/node.js. The manipulation of the argument str leads to inefficient regular expression complexity. Upgrading to version 3.1.0 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is c38a0166c266a679c8de012d4eaccec3f944e685. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-217665 was assigned to this vulnerability. The patch has been backported to the 2.6.x branch in version 2.6.9.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2017-20165 A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in debug-js debug up to 3.0.x. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-1333 Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity weakness

References