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CVE-2017-16032 (Medium) detected in brace-expansion-1.1.6.tgz

Open mend-bolt-for-github[bot] opened this issue 3 years ago • 2 comments

CVE-2017-16032 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - brace-expansion-1.1.6.tgz

Brace expansion as known from sh/bash

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/brace-expansion/-/brace-expansion-1.1.6.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/nyc/node_modules/brace-expansion/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

  • grunt-contrib-nodeunit-1.0.0.tgz (Root Library)
    • nodeunit-0.9.5.tgz
      • tap-7.1.2.tgz
        • nyc-7.1.0.tgz
          • glob-7.0.5.tgz
            • minimatch-3.0.2.tgz
              • :x: brace-expansion-1.1.6.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 91ceb6046aaa22e9934ed13ea5acba9c988c490c

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

brace-expansion before 1.1.7 are vulnerable to a regular expression denial of service.

Publish Date: 2020-07-21

URL: CVE-2017-16032

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.5)

Base Score Metrics:

  • Exploitability Metrics:
    • Attack Vector: Local
    • Attack Complexity: High
    • Privileges Required: Low
    • User Interaction: Required
    • Scope: Unchanged
  • Impact Metrics:
    • Confidentiality Impact: Low
    • Integrity Impact: Low
    • Availability Impact: High
For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/338

Release Date: 2020-07-21

Fix Resolution (brace-expansion): 1.1.7

Direct dependency fix Resolution (grunt-contrib-nodeunit): 2.0.0


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