Resource exhaustion in Minimatch Project
CVE-2022-3517
A vulnerability was found in the minimatch package. This flaw allows a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) when calling the braceExpand function with specific arguments, resulting in a Denial of Service.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.018 (78.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 78.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Minimatch Project
- Debian Linux — versions 10.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 36, 37
- Minimatch — versions minimatch versions prior to 3.0.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/isaacs/minimatch/commit/a8763f4388e51956be62dc6025cec1126beeb5e6 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/grafana/grafana-image-renderer/issues/329 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00011.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-3517?
- CVE-2022-3517 is a high-severity vulnerability in Minimatch Project, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-10-17.
- How severe is CVE-2022-3517?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-3517 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.