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CVE-2014-7191 (Medium) detected in qs-0.5.6.tgz

Open mend-bolt-for-github[bot] opened this issue 3 years ago • 4 comments

CVE-2014-7191 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - qs-0.5.6.tgz

querystring parser

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/qs/-/qs-0.5.6.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/tiny-lr-fork/node_modules/qs/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

  • grunt-contrib-watch-0.6.1.tgz (Root Library)
    • tiny-lr-fork-0.0.5.tgz
      • :x: qs-0.5.6.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 91ceb6046aaa22e9934ed13ea5acba9c988c490c

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

The qs module before 1.0.0 in Node.js does not call the compact function for array data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by using a large index value to create a sparse array.

Publish Date: 2014-10-19

URL: CVE-2014-7191

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.3)

Base Score Metrics:

  • Exploitability Metrics:
    • Attack Vector: Network
    • Attack Complexity: Low
    • Privileges Required: None
    • User Interaction: None
    • Scope: Unchanged
  • Impact Metrics:
    • Confidentiality Impact: None
    • Integrity Impact: None
    • Availability Impact: Low
For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7191

Release Date: 2014-10-19

Fix Resolution (qs): 1.0.0

Direct dependency fix Resolution (grunt-contrib-watch): 1.0.0


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