Regular Expression Denial of Service Vulnerability in Color-String by Qix
CVE-2021-29060

5.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Color-string Project

Status
Color-string
Vendor
CVE Published:
21 June 2021

What is CVE-2021-29060?

A Regular Expression Denial of Service vulnerability exists in Color-String versions 1.5.5 and prior, enabling attackers to exploit crafted invalid HWB strings. This vulnerability may lead to excessive resource consumption and impact the performance of applications utilizing the affected library. Developers are encouraged to update to the latest versions to safeguard against such vulnerabilities.

References

https://github.com/yetingli/SaveResults/blob/main/js/colo...
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https://github.com/Qix-/color-string/commit/0789e21284c33...
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https://www.npmjs.com/package/color-string
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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