VDB-212865 · CVE-2021-35065 · Nessus 240023

glob-parent Regular Expression resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in glob-parent. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Regular Expression Handler. Performing a manipulation results in resource consumption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-35065. No exploit is available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in glob-parent (affected version not known). It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown functionality of the component Regular Expression Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

The glob-parent package before 6.0.1 for Node.js allows ReDoS (regular expression denial of service) attacks against the enclosure regular expression.

The weakness was published 11/02/2022. The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2021-35065. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 240023 (TencentOS Server 3: nodejs-nodemon (TSSA-2023:0048)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Applying the patch 3e9f04a3b4349db7e1962d87c9a7398cda51f339 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 (240023) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2023-0328). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Affected

Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Ubuntu Linux
Red Hat OpenShift
RESF Rocky Linux
Splunk Splunk Enterprise
Atlassian Bitbucket
Atlassian Confluence

Productinfo

Name

glob-parent

License

open-source

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

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

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

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

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 240023
Nessus Name: TencentOS Server 3: nodejs-nodemon (TSSA-2023:0048)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
Status: 🔍

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Patch: 3e9f04a3b4349db7e1962d87c9a7398cda51f339

Timelineinfo

06/21/2021 🔍
11/02/2022 +499 days 🔍
11/02/2022 +0 days 🔍
12/03/2025 +1127 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2021-35065 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-35065
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-212865
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2023-0328 - Red Hat OpenShift: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 11/02/2022 21:13
Updated: 12/03/2025 14:44
Changes: 11/02/2022 21:13 (38), 12/04/2022 09:38 (2), 04/15/2025 04:23 (27), 06/17/2025 15:45 (2), 12/03/2025 14:44 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.