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CVE-2016-10540GHSA-HXM2-R34F-QMC5

Minimatch is a minimal matching utility that works by converting glob expressions into JavaScript `RegExp` objects.

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published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 3.0.2
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub

Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • HackerOne minimatch node module

    through 3.0.1

  • minimatchnpm

    fixed in 3.0.2

References 1

nodesecurity.io