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CVE-2016-10540

Published: May 31, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-400
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
1.7%
Top 25.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Minimatch is a minimal matching utility that works by converting glob expressions into JavaScript `RegExp` objects. The primary function, `minimatch(path, pattern)` in Minimatch 3.0.1 and earlier is vulnerable to ReDoS in the `pattern` parameter.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-400CWE-20

Affected Products

minimatchminimatch project
Library
OSS Libraries / npm
minimatch node moduleHackerOneOSS Libraries
minimatchnpmOSS Libraries
minimatch projectoss-projectOSS Libraries
hackeronecommercialUSOSS Librariesaka hacker one
npmpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Impact
Initial Access
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References

https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/118
nodesecurity.io
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10540
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hxm2-r34f-qmc5
github.com
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Timeline

Published
May 31, 2018
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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