# CVE-2019-17592: The csv-parse module before 4.4.6 for Node.js is vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service.

- Also known as: GHSA-582F-P4PG-XC74
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.4.6
- Published: 2019-10-14 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- csv-parse (npm): fixed in 4.4.6

## Description

The csv-parse module before 4.4.6 for Node.js is vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service. The __isInt() function contains a malformed regular expression that processes large crafted input very slowly. This is triggered when using the cast option.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, csv-parse, upgrade to a fixed version (4.4.6) per the references below.
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## References

- https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/1171
- https://github.com/adaltas/node-csv-parse/commit/b9d35940c6815cdf1dfd6b21857a1f6d0fd51e4a
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191127-0002/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z36UKPO5F3PQ3Q2POMF5LEKXWAH5RUFP/

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