Asymmetric denial of service - ReDoS In braces
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Description
Duplicate Advisory: Regular Expression Denial of Service in braces
Duplicate Advisory
This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-cwfw-4gq5-mrqx. This link is maintained to preserve external references.
Original Description
Versions of braces prior to 2.3.1 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS). Untrusted input may cause catastrophic backtracking while matching regular expressions. This can cause the application to be unresponsive leading to Denial of Service.
Recommendation
Upgrade to version 2.3.1 or higher.
Mitigation
Update Impact
Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.
Ecosystem | Package | Affected version | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|---|
 npm | 2.3.1 |
Aliases
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References
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