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CVE-2022-36313

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Date: July 21, 2022

An issue was discovered in the file-type package before 16.5.4 and 17.x before 17.1.3 for Node.js. A malformed MKV file could cause the file type detector to get caught in an infinite loop. This would make the application become unresponsive and could be used to cause a DoS attack.

Language: JS

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Related Resources (6)

https://www.npmjs.com/package/file-type
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220909-0005/
https://github.com/sindresorhus/file-type/releases/tag/v17.1.3
https://github.com/sindresorhus/file-type/releases/tag/v16.5.4
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36313
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2022-36313

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

CWE-835

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Upgrade to version file-type - 16.5.4,17.1.3

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): REQUIRED
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): HIGH

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