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CVE-2017-20165 Detail

Description

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in debug-js debug up to 3.0.x. This affects the function useColors of the file src/node.js. The manipulation of the argument str leads to inefficient regular expression complexity. Upgrading to version 3.1.0 is able to address this issue. The identifier of the patch is c38a0166c266a679c8de012d4eaccec3f944e685. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-217665 was assigned to this vulnerability.


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Hyperlink Resource
https://github.com/debug-js/debug/commit/c38a0166c266a679c8de012d4eaccec3f944e685 Patch 
https://github.com/debug-js/debug/commit/c38a0166c266a679c8de012d4eaccec3f944e685 Patch 
https://github.com/debug-js/debug/pull/504 Patch 
https://github.com/debug-js/debug/pull/504 Patch 
https://github.com/debug-js/debug/releases/tag/3.1.0 Release Notes 
https://github.com/debug-js/debug/releases/tag/3.1.0 Release Notes 
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.217665 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.217665 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://vuldb.com/?id.217665 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://vuldb.com/?id.217665 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-1333 Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity cwe source acceptance level NIST   VulDB  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-20165
NVD Published Date:
01/09/2023
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
VulDB