PT-2016-5193
CVE-2016-2537
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Published
2016-02-23
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Updated
2018-07-31
Description by
CVSS 3.1
7.5
HighMetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
is-my-json-valid versions prior to 2.17.2
is-my-json-valid versions prior to 1.4.1
Description
The issue is related to an incorrect regular expression in the
is-my-json-valid package, which can cause a denial of service (blocked event loop) via a crafted string. This can be exploited by remote attackers. The vulnerability is also described as a regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) via the email validation function.Recommendations
Update to version 1.4.1 or later.
Update to version 2.17.2 or later.
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