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Vigil@nce - Node.js nwmatcher: denial of service via Regular Expression
April 2021 by Vigil@nce
This bulletin was written by Vigil@nce : https://vigilance.fr/offer/Computer-vulnerabilities-watch-and-alert
SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY
Impacted products: Nodejs Modules not comprehensive.
Severity: 2/4.
Consequences: denial of service on server, denial of service on
service, denial of service on client.
Provenance: document.
Confidence: confirmed by the editor (5/5).
Creation date: 26/02/2021.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
An attacker can trigger a fatal error via Regular Expression of
Node.js nwmatcher, in order to trigger a denial of service.
ACCESS TO THE FULL VIGIL@NCE BULLETIN
https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Node-js-nwmatcher-denial-of-service-via-Regular-Expression-34701
