minimatch Regular Expression braceExpand resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in minimatch. Affected is the function braceExpand of the component Regular Expression Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to resource consumption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-3517. There is no exploit available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in minimatch (the affected version unknown) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function braceExpand of the component Regular Expression Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

A vulnerability was found in the minimatch package. This flaw allows a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) when calling the braceExpand function with specific arguments, resulting in a Denial of Service.

The weakness was shared 10/18/2022 as 329. The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-3517 since 10/14/2022. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 213297 (Atlassian Confluence 7.19.x < 7.19.29 / 7.20.x < 8.5.17 / 8.6.x < 8.9.8 / 9.0.x < 9.1.0 / 9.2.0 (CONFSERVER-98300)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Applying the patch a8763f4388e51956be62dc6025cec1126beeb5e6 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (213297) and EUVD (EUVD-2022-7089). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Productinfo

Name

minimatch

License

open-source

CPE 2.3info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 213297
Nessus Name: Atlassian Confluence 7.19.x < 7.19.29 / 7.20.x < 8.5.17 / 8.6.x < 8.9.8 / 9.0.x < 9.1.0 / 9.2.0 (CONFSERVER-98300)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: a8763f4388e51956be62dc6025cec1126beeb5e6

Timelineinfo

10/14/2022 🔍
10/18/2022 +4 days 🔍
10/18/2022 +0 days 🔍
05/13/2025 +938 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 329
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-3517 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-3517
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-211144
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/18/2022 09:54
Updated: 05/13/2025 18:04
Changes: 10/18/2022 09:54 (41), 11/10/2022 06:20 (11), 12/20/2024 22:39 (20), 05/13/2025 17:48 (2), 05/13/2025 18:04 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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