Vulnerability CVE-2017-17461
Published: 2017-12-07   Modified: 2017-12-08

Description:
A Regular expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) vulnerability in the file marked.js of the marked npm package (tested on version 0.3.7) allows a remote attacker to overload and crash a server by passing a maliciously crafted string.

Type:

CWE-20

 (Improper Input Validation)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
5/10
2.9/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
None
Partial
Affected software
Npmjs -> Marked 

 References:
https://www.checkmarx.com/advisories/regular-expression-denial-service-redos-vulnerability-marked-npm-package/
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