CVE-2017-18077

Public Exploit

Description

index.js in brace-expansion before 1.1.7 is vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) attacks, as demonstrated by an expand argument containing many comma characters.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.50%
Third-Party Advisory debian.org Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory nodesecurity.io
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/juliangruber/brace-expansion/pull/35/commits/b13381281cead487cbdbfd6a69fb097ea5e456c3 third party advisory patch
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/338 third party advisory exploit
https://github.com/juliangruber/brace-expansion/issues/33 issue tracking patch exploit third party advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/862712 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-18077?
CVE-2017-18077 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-18077?
To fix CVE-2017-18077, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-18077 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-18077 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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